Voynich
Voynich may refer to: * Ethel Voynich (1864–1960), Irish novelist and musician, wife of Wilfrid * Wilfrid Voynich (1865–1930), Polish revolutionary, discoverer of the Voynich manuscript, husband of Ethel ** Voynich manuscript The Voynich manuscript is an illustrated codex hand-written in an otherwise unknown writing system, referred to as 'Voynichese'. The vellum on which it is written has been carbon-dated to the early 15th century (1404–1438), and stylistic anal ...

Wilfrid Voynich
Wilfrid Voynich (born Michał Habdank-Wojnicz; Telšiai, Деятели революционного движения в России: Био-библиографический словарь: От предшественников декабристов до падения царизма: � 5 т. - М.: Изд-во Всесоюзного общества политических каторжан и ссыльно-поселенцев, 1927-1934Entry on Voynich – New York, 19 March 1930) was a Polish revolutionary, antiquarian and bibliophile. Voynich operated one of the largest rare book businesses in the world, but he is remembered as the eponym of the Voynich manuscript. Life Michał Habdank-Wojnicz was born in the town of Telšiai in present-day Lithuania, then part of the Russian Empire, into a Polish-Lithuanian noble family. The " Habdank" part of his surname is the name of a Polish heraldic clan. He was the son of a Polish petty official ( titular counsellor). He att ...
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Ethel Voynich
Ethel Lilian Voynich, ''née'' Boole (11 May 1864 – 27 July 1960) was an Irish-born British novelist and musician, and a supporter of several revolutionary causes. She was born in Cork, but grew up in Lancashire, England. Voynich was a significant figure, not only on the late Victorian literary scene, but also in Russian émigré circles. She is best known for her novel ''The Gadfly'', which became hugely popular in her lifetime, especially in Russia. Biography Ethel Lilian Boole was born on 11 May 1864, at Lichfield Cottage, Blackrock, Ballintemple, Cork, the youngest daughter of English parents, mathematician George Boole (father of Boolean logic), and mathematician and educationalist Mary Everest, who was the niece of George Everest and a writer for ''Crank'', an early-20th-century periodical. Her father died six months after she was born. Her mother returned to her native England with her daughters, and was able to live off a small government pension until she was appoint ...
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