GEORG VOIGT
\d͡ʒˈɔːɡ vˈɔ͡ɪɡt], \dʒˈɔːɡ vˈɔɪɡt], \dʒ_ˈɔː_ɡ v_ˈɔɪ_ɡ_t]\
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A German historian; born at Konigsberg, April 5, 1827; died at Leipsic, where he was professor of history, Aug. 18, 1891. His chief works are: "The Renaissance of Classic Antiquity; or, The First Century of Humanism" (1859); "Enea Silvio de' Piccolomini as Pope Pius II., and his Times" (3 vols., 1856-63); "Memorabilia of Giordano de Giano the Minorite" (1870); "Historiography of the Expedition of Charles V. against Tunis, 1535" (1872); "Maurice of Saxony, 1541-47" (1876).
By Charles Dudley Warner
