Christian Charles Josias Von Bunsen

Christian Charles Josias Von Bunsen

Christian Charles Josias, Baron von Bunsen (25 August 1791, Korbach, Waldeck – 28 November 1860, Bonn) was a German diplomat and scholar. His son was the writer on Aryan origins Ernst von Bunsen.

Read more about Christian Charles Josias Von Bunsen:  Early Life and Education, Young Scholar, Niebuhr's Secretary and Successor in Rome, Via Switzerland To England, Ambassador, Retirement in Heidelberg and Bonn, Baron Title, MP, Late Literary Work, Illness and Death, Legacy

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