What is thought to have been the cause of Hans Christian Andersen's death?

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What is thought to have been the cause of Hans Christian Andersen's death?

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Last updated Feb 10 2017.

Windswept

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Windswept

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He really did not specifically die from falling out of bed in 1872. He never really got over the effects of the fall and died in August 1875 of some natural causes. Specifically, he had liver cancer and died at the home of his friends the Melchiors.

http://www.nndb.com/people/018/000084763/

http://www.online-literature.com/hans_christian_andersen/

Response last updated by MrNobody97 on Feb 10 2017.
Dec 17 2010, 9:04 PM

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mariboo

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Hans Christian Andersen sustained serious injuries when he fell from his bed. He was cared for at the home of a friend but never fully recovered and died several months later.

www.biography.com/people/hans-christian-andersen-9184146

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Dec 17 2010, 10:30 AM

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george48
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Dying from falling out of bed! Yikes,I better be careful.

Dec 17 2010, 7:21 PM

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He must have fallen from the top of a triple bunk bed.

Response last updated by MrNobody97 on Feb 10 2017.
Dec 18 2010, 1:43 AM