HEINRICH VOS
\hˈe͡ɪnɹɪt͡ʃ vˈɒs], \hˈeɪnɹɪtʃ vˈɒs], \h_ˈeɪ_n_ɹ_ɪ_tʃ v_ˈɒ_s]\
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A German philologist, son of Johann H.; born at Otterndorf, Oct. 29, 1779; died Oct. 20, 1822, at Heidelberg, where he was professor of philology, in succession to his father. He was a warm friend of Jean Paul Richter, and his literary executor. He completed his father's translation of Aeschylus (1826); this work, as also the "Correspondence between Heinrich Voss and Jean Paul" and "Communications regarding Goethe and Schiller, in Letters by Heinrich Voss", appeared after his death.
By Charles Dudley Warner
