Conradine Birgitte Dunker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Norwegian writer
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Place of Birth: Christiania, Norway
About Conradine Birgitte Dunker
- Conradine Birgitte Dunker (née Hansteen) (25 August 1780 – 11 September 1866) was a Norwegian socialite and writer. Born in Christiania, she held a "prominent spot in the social life of the capital city", according to one encyclopedia.
- She was also involved in the Dramatic Society.
- Her memoirs Gamle Dage : Erindringer og Tidsbilleder were published posthumously in 1871, and are seen as valuable sources on the 19th century cultural life.
- It has been re-published several times, and Conradine Birgitte Dunker was also biographed in 1996.She was the mother of Bernhard Dunker and Vilhelmine Ullmann.
- Her younger brother was astronomer Christopher Hansteen; as such she was the aunt of feminist and painter Aasta Hansteen.
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