Hans Christian Andersen(1805-1875)
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H.C. Andersen was born in 1805. His father (Hans Andersen) was a poor
shoemaker and his mother a washerwoman. The family did not have a
permanent address until 1807. The family lived for the first time
together at Munkemøllestræde. The father worked as an independent
shoemaker, with a workshop in the livingroom. In 1816 his father died
of illness, and H.C. Andersen got a stepfather who was releated to his
mother. In 1828, Andersen passed his examination at Copenhagen
University and matriculated there. He took the examination which
entitled him to begin his studies (philologicum) and passed his
philosophicum examination the following year. After several years of
serious illness, HCA died on 4 August 1875 at 'Rolighed', the country
seat of the Jewish merchant family Melchior. The Melchiors had taken
care of him during the final period of his life.
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