Marie von Bunsen

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Marie von Bunsen
Anna Jaeger Marie von Bunsen 1897.jpg
Portrait of Marie von Bunsen by Anne Jaeger (1897)
Born17 January 1860
London, United Kingdom
Died28 June 1941 (1941-06-29) (aged 81)
Berlin, Germany
OccupationArtist, Writer
Parents
  • Georg von Bunsen (father)
  • Emma von Birkbeck (mother)
RelativesChristian Charles Josias von Bunsen (Grandfather)

Marie von Bunsen (17 January 1860 - 28 June 1941)[1] was a British born German writer, watercolour painter and literary salon host.[2][3][4]

Life[]

Marie was born in London, United Kingdom, to a wealthy, liberal family.[5] Her father was a Prussian politician and member of the Reichstag,  [de],[6] while her mother, Emma von Birkbeck, came from a wealthy British banking family.[7] The financial situation and social position of her family made it possible for her to spend extended periods time traveling abroad. In her youth she traveled in England, Italy and North Africa.[8] She painted watercolours and from 1882 to 1927 she was a member of the (Association of Berlin Women Artists). She was for a time lady-in-waiting to Empress Victoria, but this ended when Emperor Friedrich III died in 1888.

In her house in the Tiergarten district of Berlin she received guests for Sunday breakfasts, and from 1905 onwards she organised a salon together with Hedwig Heyl and . 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 Liberal Democratic Party. She was financially independent until the hyperinflation of 1923 and afterwards earned her living by writing and painting. In 1930 Harper and Brothers published her "Lost courts of Europe: The world I used to know, 1860-1912." She died on 28 June 1941 in Berlin.

Works[]

Marie von Bunsen produced a total of 66 works in 209 publications in 2 languages and has 1,020 library holdings.[10] These are some of her most popular works:[11][12][13][14][15][16]

In English:

  • Lost courts of Europe, the world I used to know, 1860-1912 (1930)

In German:

  • Im Ruderboot durch Deutschland : Havel, Werra, Weser und Oder
  • Die Welt in der ich lebte, Erinnerungen aus glücklichen Jahren 1860-1912
  • Von kühlen Wassern, Rohr und Schilf : eine Ruderboot-Erzählung
  • Wanderungen durch Deutschland. Eindrücke und Bilder aus meiner Skizzenmappe
  • Maria Tudor. Das Lebensschicksal einer englischen Königin
  • Kaiserin Augusta
  • Frauenreisen in den Orient zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts : weibliche Strategien der Erfahrung und textuellen Vermittlung kultureller Fremde
  • Die Welt, in der ich lebte 1860 - 1912


  • 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 references[]

  1. ^ "Marie von Bunsen". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. 4 January 1931. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Column 4, Marie von Bunsen". The Salt Lake Tribune. 25 January 1931. p. 49. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Marie Bunsen". Author Gallery. 3 October 2018.
  4. ^ "December 2nd Entry". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. 2 December 1930. p. 11. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  5. ^ "9 Dec 1930 Entry". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. 9 December 1930. p. 17. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  6. ^ "30 Mar 1927, Page 1 - The Danville Morning News at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  7. ^ "18 Jan Entry". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. 18 January 1931. p. 42. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  8. ^ "17 Feb 1931 Entry". The Central New Jersey Home News. New Brunswick, New Jersey. 17 February 1931. p. 9. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  9. ^ "14 Dec 1930, entry - The Miami Herald". The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Marie von Bunsen Works". Archived from the original on 25 September 2016.
  11. ^ "Marie von Bunsen's new book". Lincoln Journal Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. 19 November 1930. p. 3. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  12. ^ "30 May 1931 Entry". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 30 May 1931. p. 10. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  13. ^ "9 Jan 1918 Entry". The Times-Mail. Bedford, Indiana. 9 January 1918. p. 1. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  14. ^ "7 Dec 1930 Entry". The Observer. London, Greater London, England. 7 December 1930. p. 5. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  15. ^ "17 Jan 1931, 6 - The Evening Sun at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Marie von Bunsen". www.librarything.com. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
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