A Memoir of Baron Bunsen: Volume 2

A lively and fascinating account of the political life of the nineteenth-century Prussian diplomat and scholar Baron von Bunsen.

Frances Waddington Bunsen (Edited by)

9781108274845, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 2 June 2011

638 pages, 9 b/w illus.
21.6 x 14 x 3.6 cm, 0.8 kg

Frances Bunsen (1791–1876) published this account of the life of her husband, the Prussian diplomat and scholar Christian Karl Josias, Baron von Bunsen (1791–1860) in two volumes in 1868. Bunsen served as Prussian ambassador to Great Britain for thirteen years between 1841 and 1854, a critical period in European politics that culminated in the 1848 revolutions and the political turmoil that ensued. The memoir is based on Bunsen's family papers and private correspondence and was prepared at his request. It is illustrated with woodcuts and lithographs. Volume 2, opening in the year 1842, covers Bunsen's time as Prussian ambassador; his literary work, publications and biblical scholarship; his retirement in Heidelberg and Bonn; and his final illness and death. It is a key source for nineteenth-century British and Prussian diplomacy, and a fascinating account of an accomplished scholar and statesman.

11. Bunsen as Prussian Minister in London
12. Continued residence in London
13. Agitation in Europe
14. Correspondence
15. Correspondence
16. Recall from London. Independence
17. Life at Heidelbergh
18. Last visit to Berlin
19. Journeys to Berlin and South of France
20. The last year of life. November 1859 to November 1860. Appendix
Index.

Subject Areas: European history [HBJD]