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sively with each other. They also wrote numerous letters to members of their family and friends. Many of these letters have been preserved and give an intimate view not only of their personal relationship, well presented in other works and not discussed here. These letters also provide many glimpses of Bauer's work in Temesvár. Margit supported Bauer in his ambitions and work morally and materially and did participate in his research activities, too. This happy marriage ended abruptly with Margit's death due to the Spanish flu on December 1, 1918, afew days after their return to Budapest from Temesvár. Fig. 1. Erwin Bauer in his Temesvár laboratory. Photo courtesy of Svctlana Bauer A moving side of Kaffka's material support for her husband work in pathology is shown by her efforts to provide him with good instrumentation. Soon after beginning his work in Temesvár, Bauer complains: "7 lack an important instrument, a microtome (histological