Johannes Voigt (27 August 1786 – 23 September 1863) was a German

historian A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human species; as well as the ...

born in Bettenhausen, which today is situated in the district of

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. He studied

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theology Theology is the study of religious belief from a Religion, religious perspective, with a focus on the nature of divinity. It is taught as an Discipline (academia), academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itse ...

and

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at the

University of Jena The University of Jena, officially the Friedrich Schiller University Jena (, abbreviated FSU, shortened form ''Uni Jena''), is a public research university located in Jena, Thuringia, Germany. The university was established in 1558 and is cou ...

, where two of his instructors were Heinrich Luden (1778-1847) and

Johann Jakob Griesbach Johann Jakob Griesbach (4 January 1745 – 24 March 1812) was a German biblical textual critic. Griesbach's fame rests upon his work in New Testament criticism, in which he inaugurated a new epoch. His solution to the synoptic problem bears his nam ...

(1745–1812). After graduation, he was an instructor in Halle before becoming a professor at the

University of Königsberg The University of Königsberg () was the university of Königsberg in Duchy of Prussia, which was a fief of Poland. It was founded in 1544 as the world's second Protestant Reformation, Protestant academy (after the University of Marburg) by Duke A ...

in 1817. He died in

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. His son Georg Voigt (1827–1891) was a famous historian. Johannes Voigt is remembered for his large number of writings concerning the history of

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. However, his best-known work was a book about

Pope Gregory VII Pope Gregory VII (; 1015 – 25 May 1085), born Hildebrand of Sovana (), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 22 April 1073 to his death in 1085. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church. One of the great ...

titled ''Hildebrand als Papst Gregor VII und sein Zeitalter''. It is considered an important work because it is an impartial writing by a

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who depicts Gregory as a reformer.

Written works

* ''Hildebrand als Papst Gregor VII. und sein Zeitalte''r, Weimar 1815, second edition 1846 (Hildebrand as Pope Gregory VII and his Era). * ''Geschichte des Lombardenbunds'', Königsberg. 1818. (History of the

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). * ''Geschichte Preußens von den ältesten Zeiten bis zum Untergange der Herrschaft des Deutschen Ordens'', Königsberg 1827-39, nine volumes (Prussian history from ancient times until the destruction of the rule of the

Teutonic Knights The Teutonic Order is a Catholic religious institution founded as a military society in Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem. The Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem was formed to aid Christians on their pilgrimages to t ...

). * ''Codex diplomaticus prussicus'', Königsberg 1836-61, six volumes. * ''Die westfälischen Femgerichte in Bezug auf Preußen'',

1836. * ''Briefwechsel der berühmtesten Gelehrten des Zeitalters der Reformation mit Herzog Albrecht von Preußen'', Königsberg 1841. * ''Handbuch der Geschichte Preußens bis zur Reformation'', Königsberg 1842-43, three volumes (Handbook of the history of Prussia up to the

Reformation The Reformation, also known as the Protestant Reformation or the European Reformation, was a time of major Theology, theological movement in Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the p ...

). * ''Geschichte des sogen. Tugendbunds'', Königsberg 1850. * ''Markgraf Albrecht Alcibiades von Brandenburg-Kulmbach'' Berlin 1852, two volumes (Margrave

Albrecht Alcibiades Albert II (; 28 March 15228 January 1557) was the margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (Brandenburg-Bayreuth) from 1527 to 1553. He was a member of the Franconian branch of the House of Hohenzollern. Because of his bellicose nature, Albert was giv ...

of Brandenburg-Kulmbach). * ''Geschichte des Deutschen Ritterordens'' Berlin 1857-59, two volumes, (History of the Teutonic Knights). * ''Die Erwerbung der Neumark, Ziel und Erfolg der Brandenburgischen Politik unter den Kurfürsten Friedrich I. und Friedrich II 1402-1457'', Berlin 1863. (The acquisition of the

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; Goal and success of the policy under Brandenburg Elector Frederick I and Frederick II, 1402-1457).

References

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. {{DEFAULTSORT:Voigt, Johannes 1786 births 1863 deaths Historians from the Kingdom of Prussia 19th-century German historians German Protestants People from Saxe-Meiningen University of Jena alumni Academic staff of the University of Halle Academic staff of the University of Königsberg Members of the Prussian House of Lords German male non-fiction writers