Andersen, Hans Christian Syllabification: (An·der·sen, Hans Christian)Pronunciation: /ˈandərsən, ˈänərsən/Definition of Andersen, Hans Christian (1805–75), Danish author. He is noted for his fairy tales, published from 1835, such as “The Snow Queen,” “The Ugly Duckling,” and “The Little Match Girl.”. Andersen, Hans Christian in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Andersen, Hans Christian in the British & World English dictionary