Marie von Bunsen | |
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Born | January 17, 1860 |
Died | 28 June, 1941 (aged 81) |
Occupation(s) | Artist, Writer |
Parents |
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Relatives | Christian Charles Josias von Bunsen (Grandfather) |
Marie von Bunsen (born January 17, 1860)[1] was a British born German writer, watercolour painter and literary salon host.[2][3][4]
Life
Marie was born in London, United Kingdom. She came off a wealthy and liberal minded family.[5] Her father was a Prussian politician and member of the Reichstag, Georg von Bunsen (1824–1896),[6] and her mother was Emma von Birkbeck, who came off a wealthy British banking family.[7] The financial situation and the social position of her family made it possible for her to spend extended periods time travelling the abroad. In her youth she travelled in England, Italy and North Africa.[8] She painted watercolours and from 1882 to 1927 she was a member of the Verein der Berliner Künstlerinnen. She worked for a while as lady in waiting for empress Victoria but this ended when emperor Friedrich III died in 1888.
In her house at the Tiergarten area of Berlin she received guests for Sunday breakfasts. From 1905 onwards she organised a salon together with Hedwig Heyl und Else Schulhoff. She often travelled in Germany with her friends or alone. Between 1911 and 1914 she visited several countries in Asia and in 1934 she published "Im Fernen Osten" ("In the Far East") about her travels.[9]
She also published biographies of members of royalty and of art critic John Ruskin (1903). In 1918 she joined the liberal Deutschen Demokratischen Partei. She was financially independent until the hyperinflation of 1923 and afterwards earned her money by writing and painting. She died on 28 June, 1941 in Berlin.
Works
Marie von Bunsen has produced a total of 66 works in 209 publications in 2 languages and has 1,020 library holdings.[10] Here are some of the most popular works by Marie von Bunsen[11][12][13][14][15][16]
- (In German) Im Ruderboot durch Deutschland : Havel, Werra, Weser und Oder
- Lost courts of Europe, the world I used to know, 1860-1912
- (In German) Die Welt in der ich lebte, Erinnerungen aus glücklichen Jahren 1860-1912
- (In German) Von kühlen Wassern, Rohr und Schilf : eine Ruderboot-Erzählung
- (In German) Wanderungen durch Deutschland. Eindrücke und Bilder aus meiner Skizzenmappe
- (In German) Maria Tudor. Das Lebensschicksal einer englischen Königin
- (in German) Kaiserin Augusta
- (In German) Frauenreisen in den Orient zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts : weibliche Strategien der Erfahrung und textuellen Vermittlung kultureller Fremde
- (In German) Die Welt, in der ich lebte 1860 - 1912
Others
- Articles and reviews in magazines and newspapers, etc. a. The future , Die Neue Rundschau , Deutsche Rundschau , North and South , Vossische Zeitung
literature
- Gertrud Bäumer: Marie von Bunsen farewell. In: The woman . 48, 1940/41, p. 346 f.
- Paul Fechter : The Berliner. Franckh'sche, Stuttgart 1943 (Marie von Bunsen: pp. 234–238)
- Petra Wilhelmy-Dollinger: The Berlin Salon in the 19th Century 1780–1914. de Gruyter, Berlin 1989
- Gerhard Krebs : Marie von Bunsen and Japan. In: Japanese Studies. Volume 2, 1990. Study, Munich 1991, pp. 259-268.
- Käthe, Paula and all the rest . A reference work. Ed. Association of Berlin Artists & Berlinische Galerie , Museum of Modern Art, Photography and Architecture. Berlin 1992 ISBN 3-89181-411-9 , p. 32 f.
- Cornelia Carstens u. a .: After the women. A walk on the Landwehr Canal. be.bra, Berlin 2000 (“In a rowboat through Germany: Marie von Bunsen”, pp. 45–47).
- Bärbel Kuhn: Marital status: "single". Singular women and men in the middle class 1850–1914. In: L'Homme 5. Böhlau, Cologne 2000.
- Franka Schneider: Marie von Bunsen, a “knowing traveler”. Exploring the folkloric knowledge milieu in Berlin. In: Folklore Knowledge. Actors and Practices. Berliner Blätter 50, Berlin 2009, pp. 87–112.
- Reichs Handbuch der Deutschen Gesellschaft - The handbook of personalities in words and pictures. First volume, Deutscher Wirtschaftsverlag, Berlin 1930, ISBN 3-598-30664-4 .
Notes and Reference
- ^ "Marie von Bunsen". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. 4 January 1931. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Column 4, Marie von Bunsen,". The Salt Lake Tribune. 25 January 1931. p. 49. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Marie Bunsen". Author Gallery. 3 October 2018.
- ^ "December 2nd Entry". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. 2 December 1930. p. 11. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "9 Dec 1930 Entry". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. 9 December 1930. p. 17. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "30 Mar 1927, Page 1 - The Danville Morning News at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "18 Jan Entry". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. 18 January 1931. p. 42. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "17 Feb 1931 Entry". The Central New Jersey Home News. New Brunswick, New Jersey. 17 February 1931. p. 9. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "14 Dec 1930, entry - The Miami Herald". The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Marie von Bunsen Works". web.archive.org.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Marie von Bunsen's new book". Lincoln Journal Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. 19 November 1930. p. 3. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "30 May 1931 Entry". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 30 May 1931. p. 10. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "9 Jan 1918 Entry". The Times-Mail. Bedford, Indiana. 9 January 1918. p. 1. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "7 Dec 1930 Entry". The Observer. London, Greater London, England. 7 December 1930. p. 5. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "17 Jan 1931, 6 - The Evening Sun at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Marie von Bunsen". www.librarything.com. Retrieved 4 May 2021.