MORIER, Sir ROBERT BURNETT DAVID ( 1826 93). An English diplomatist, born in Paris (where his father was eon:sail-general), and edu cated at Balliol College, Oxford. After holding several other diplomatic offices, he was appointed d'affaires at Stuttgart in 1871, and at Munich in 1872, whence he was transferred to Lisbon as English Minister (1876). When Monier was Ambassador to Saint Petersburg(I884-91)he and Bismarek were bitter enemies, and in 1888 Count Herbert Bismarck eharged Monier with furnishing information to Bazaine at the out break of the Franeo-Prussian War. Time showed that Morier had been innocent, and that French spies had gained the information in question. In 1891 he was transferred to Rome, hut was forced by urgent business to remain in Russia.
/VIoRIKE, Itle'lq-ke, EDUARD (1804-75). A German poet. He was born at Ludwigsburg, and studied theology at Tiibingen. where from 1826 to 1843 he served :17: a clergyman. From 1851 to 1866 he was professor of German literature in a seminary at Stuttgart. One of the most promi ment members of the Swabian school, he first appeared in 1S32 with the fantastic tale Mader Noiten (revised in 1872, third edition 1890), which revealed his imaginative power. His col lected Grdiehte (1838, eleventh edition 1894) are marked not only by the idyllic east CO111111011 to the Swabian group, hut by a delicate humor and a classical severity of form peculiarly their own. The exquisitely wrought novelette
Mozart oaf der Prise ?Rich Praq (1856) has frequently been accounted his finest achieve ment. 'His further work includes the blylle roam Bodensee (1846) and the caprice Des Stutt % garter flutzqltniinnlein (1855). Shiny of the poem: are to-day established folk•smigs. Con sult the biographies by Notter (Stuttgart. 1875), Klaiber fib.. 1876), .Mayne (ib., 1901), and Fischer (Berlin, I 901 ) .
MiiRIKOFER, KASPAR (1799-1877). A Swiss literary and ecclesiastical historian, born at. Frauenfeld. De studied at Zurich, taught in his birthplace, and was pastor at Gottliebie from 1851 to 1869. Ili, historical works have scientific value and literary charm; they include /he schceierische .1.1undurt in( i er hallnis zur hueluieutschen (1838); hlopstock ill Ziirtch (1131) ; Dic schict izcrische Lttit ruin)• ilex acittzchnten Jahrliumicrts L /rich Zwingli (1867-69) and aesrhielite der eranyclischen Fliichtlingc in der- Schweiz (1876).