Conradine Birgitte Dunker

Who was Conradine Birgitte Dunker?

Conradine Birgitte Dunker 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 memoars 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.