AMIEL, HENRI FREDERIC (1821-1881), Swiss philos opher and critic, was born at Geneva Sept. 27, 1821. He studied philosophy at Berlin In 1849 he was appointed pro fessor of aesthetics at the academy of Geneva, and in 1854 be came professor of moral philosophy. These appointments, con ferred by the democratic party, deprived him of the support of the aristocratic party which comprised nearly all the culture of the city. This isolation inspired the one book by which Amiel lives, the Journal Intime, which, published (2 vols. 1882-84) after his death, obtained a European reputation. It was trans lated into English by Mrs. Humphry Ward, and attracted many readers, partly because of the high praise given to it by Matthew Arnold, and partly because it interpreted many lonely souls to themselves. He died in Geneva, on May II, 1881' BIBLIOGRAPHY.-See Life of Amiel by Mlle. Berthe Vadier (Paris, Bibliography.-See Life of Amiel by Mlle. Berthe Vadier (Paris, 1885) ; Paul Bourget, Nouveaux essais (Paris, 1885) ; E. Scherer, introd. to the Journal and in Etudes sur la litt. contemp. (vol. viii.) .