Polish revolutionary, antiquarian and bibliophile (1865–1930)
Wilfrid Voynich
Michał Habdank-Wojnicz
Voynich in 1900
Born
(1865-11-12)12 November 1865
Telšiai, Russian Empire (now Lithuania)
Died
19 March 1930(1930-03-19) (aged 64)
New York City, U.S.A.
Nationality
Polish
Occupation(s)
Revolutionary, antiquarian book dealer
Known for
Discovery of the Voynich manuscript
Spouses
Ethel Lilian Boole
(1902–1930, his death)
Wilfrid Voynich (born Michał Habdank-Wojnicz; 12 November [O.S. 31 October] 1865[1] – 19 March 1930) was a Polish[2][3] revolutionary, antiquarian and bibliophile. Voynich operated one of the largest rare book businesses in the world.[4] He is remembered as the eponym of the Voynich manuscript.
^Деятели революционного движения в России: Био-библиографический словарь: От предшественников декабристов до падения царизма: [В 5 т.]. - М.: Изд-во Всесоюзного общества политических каторжан и ссыльно-поселенцев, 1927-1934. Entry on Voynich Archived 27 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine
^"Wilfrid Voynich - The Voynich Manuscript". Wilfrid Voynich. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
^Katz, Brigit. "Here's What You Need to Know About the Mysterious Voynich Manuscript". Smithsonian. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
^Colin MacKinnon (2013). "The U.S. Bureau of Information File On Wilfrid Voynich" (PDF).
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visitor to the house was Stepniak who, with Mrs Wilson, Karl Pearson and WilfridVoynich, established an informal society that was later formalised as The Society...
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