Education
He studied history, theology and philology at the University of Jena, where two of his instructors were Heinrich Luden (1778-1847) and Johann Jakob Griesbach (1745–1812).
historian university professor writer
He studied history, theology and philology at the University of Jena, where two of his instructors were Heinrich Luden (1778-1847) and Johann Jakob Griesbach (1745–1812).
After graduation he was an instructor in Halle before becoming a professor at the University of Königsberg in 1817. He died in Königsberg. Johannes Voigt is remembered for his large number of writings concerning the history of Prussia.
However, his best-known work was a book about Pope Gregory VII titled Hildebrand als Papst Gregor VII und sein Zeitalter.
Russian Academy of Sciences.