BA UERNFELD, Eduard von, Austrian dramatist: b. Vienna, 13 Jan. 1802; d. Vienna, 9 Aug. 1890. He studied law. and entered the government service in 1826, but resigned, after the revolutionary events of 1848, to devote himself exclusively to his lit erary pursuits. A brilliant conversationalist, he soon became a universal favorite in Vienna society. Intimate from childhood with the genial painter, Moritz von Schwind, and the composer, Franz Schubert, he also kept up a lifelong intercourse with Grillparzer. Among his comedies, distinguished for their subtle dia logue and sprightly humor, particularly the descriptions of fashionable society have made his great reputation. The best known and most successful were 'Reckless from Love' (1831) ; 'Love's Protocol' (1831 ) ; 'Confessions' (1834) ; • 'Domestic and Romantic' (1835) ; (1846) ; 'Krisen> (1851) ; 'Aus der Gesellschaft' (1866). His serious dramas were
less popular. 'His collected works were issued (1871-73).
BAUHIN, 136-5.ft, Gaspard, Swiss botanist and anatomist: b. Basel 1560; d. 1624. He was at first intended for the Protestant ministry, but having manifested a decided inclination for medicine and botany, was allowed to follow it, and studied first at Basel and then at Padua. After finishing his studies he traveled over many parts of Europe, and in 1580 returned to Basel, bringing with him a reputation which immediately secured him the chair of Greek, and in 1589 that of anatomy and botany. His fame rests chiefly on his two works, 'Pinax Theatri Botanici' and 'Theatrum Anatomicum, Botanicum.' Gaspard and his brother, Jean Bauhin, have been happily commemorated by Linnaeus, who gave the name Bauhinia to a genus of plants.