Varnhagen
FRANCISCO ADOL- PHO DE, VISCOUNT OF PORTO PHO DE, VISCOUNT OF PORTO lomatist and historian; born in São João His youth was passed in Portugal; on his return to Brazil in 1841, he was appointed to diplomatic posts in Lisbon, pointed to diplomatic posts in Lisbon, places. He was indisputably the first of Brazilian historians, his works being distinguished by profound research and "General History of Brazil" (2 vols. 1854-1857); "History of the Struggles with the Dutch in Brazil" (2d ed. 1874) 1853); biog biographical studies; monographs erigo Vespucci ; etc. ' He died in on Amerigo Vienna, Austria, June 29, 1878. phs re- Vienna, Austria, June 29, 1878.
AUGUST (värn-hä'gen fon en'se), en's a distinguished Prussian diplomatist, garded as one of the best of German tinguished Prussian diplomatist, regarded as one of the best of German prose writers; born in Düsseldorf, Feb. came conspicuous in Berlin society. His numerous works consist mainly of biocame conspicuous in Berlin society. His rials of his wife, who died in 1833-tales, criticisms, and poems. Of his "Diaries" several volumes have appeared. He died in Berlin, Oct. 10, 1858.
LEVIN), the wife of Karl August Varnhagen von Ense, a woman of great intellectual abilities and wide intellectual sympathies, who might almost be called the foster mother of German genius, a Jewess by birth, sister of the poet Ludsympathies, who might almost be called the foster mother of German genius, a VARRO born in Berlin, Prussia, May 19, 1771.
The first half of her life was spent in various towns of Germany, in Paris, and in Prague. Her first love having been killed in battle against Napoleon's army, in Berlin was a gathering place for men of genius-philosophers, poets, artists, and writers. Her husband published a collection of her writings and letters as "Rahel" (1833), and three years later another collection; still later her correspondence with Veit (1861) and with March 7, 1833. VARNISH, a thin, resinous fluid, March 7, 1833.