Elsa Beata Bunge
Born	1734
Died	1819 Beateberga, Sweden
Residence	Beateberga, Sweden
Other names	Elsa Beata Wrede
Occupation	botanist and writer
Known for	As botanist and writer
Spouse(s)	Sven Bunge

Elsa Beata Bunge (née Wrede) (1734–1819) was a Swedish, botanist, writer and noble.

Elsa Beata was the daughter of statesman and nobleman, Fabian Wrede. In 1761, she married the statesman Count Sven Bunge. She was an enthusiastic amateur botanist and had large greenhouses set up at her manor Beateberga; the name of the estate means "The Mountain of Beata". She became well known as a botanist and wrote the botanical work Om vinrankors beskaffenhet efter sjelfva naturens anvisningar (English: "About the nature of vine grapes by direction from nature itself") with tables (1806), the work for which she was recognised as a botanist.

As a person, Countess Bunge aroused attention because of her way of dressing as a man, with the exception of a skirt. A lot of stories and anectodets are told about her. During the reign of Gustav III (1771-1792), the monarch noticed a peculiarly dressed woman in the Royal Swedish Opera and enquired who she was. Bunge replied : "Tell His Majesty that I am the daughter of statesman Fabian Wrede and married to statesman Sven Bunge."

She died on Beateberga manor in Röö Parish in 1819.

Contents 1 Work 2 See also 3 References 4 Literature

[edit] Work

• Om vinrankors beskaffenhet efter sjelfva naturens anvisningar (1806)

[edit] See also

• Eva Ekeblad
• Maria Christina Bruhn

[edit] References

• http://runeberg.org/sqvinnor/0444.html (In Swedish)

[edit] Literature

• Wilhelmina Stålberg: (In Swedish) Anteckningar om svenska qvinnor (Notes on Swedish women)