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far more in the laboratory than in the lecture hall. He stressed the importance of training young chemists to think independently. Although many another teacher would, as a matter of course, immediately interpret from the fullness of his knowledge a new result obtained by apupil, Baeyer seldom did this. He preferred to discuss all the possible explanations and although he, of course, probably knew the correct solution, he led the student to the proper interpretation of the findings. Baeyer was no theorist as, for instance, was Kekul6. The caricature on page 1210 depicts Kekul6 as master of all organic chemistry by reason of his theories. Baeyer always emphasized experiment rather than theory. "I have not planned my experiments to see whether I am right, hut rather to determine how the compounds behave." His theoretical speculations should be judged from this standpoint. His fruitful hypotheses and theories were conceived to explain the observed behavior of materials. Baeyer was a large, good-looking man, with blue eyes and intellectual features. His distinctive personality impressed itself on every gathering and lent weight to his speech. His amiability, knowledge, and originality made him an exceptional figure. His life was simple as became a great scholar, although he was the recipient of every honor that could come to a man of science. He was Nobel prizeman in 1906. Two of the most eminent German artists, Franz Lenbach and Adolf Hildehrand, have produced particularly effective delineations of his appearance. The portrait in oils by Lenbach occupies a prominenk place.'in the new Pinakothek in Munich, and the bronze bust by Hildehrand is also exhibited in that city. The statue of Baeyer near the entrance of the Staatslahoratorium, the scene of most of his labors and achievements, serves as a permanent memorial. As a man who knew the art of living, Baeyer regularly alternated work andiecreation. In Munich, he entertained freely, not only scientists hut literary folk. He also maintained a country home a t Starnberg near Munich to which be invited friends and colleagues. His intellect was clear to the very last of his long life. He died after only a brief illness on September 5, 1917, in his eighty-second year. He was buried in the beautiful Waldfriedhof near Munich where a stone marks his grave. MY STUDENT DAYS IN GERMANY-A
CORRECTION ON BUNSEN
Dr. L. W. McCay, author of the article "My Student Days in Germany." which has called our attention to a mistake appeared in the May, 1930, issue of THIS JOURNAL, in the date of Bunsen's death. The first sentence of the first paragraph beginning on page 1099 of that article should read: "Bunsen retired in 1889, and died ten years later on August 16, 1899. at the ripe age of 88. etc."
