Wilfrid Voynich

Polish revolutionary, antiquarian, bibliophile, historian and eponym of voynich manuscript (1865-1930).

Born October 31st, 1865 in Telšiai.

Died March 19th, 1930 at 64 years old in New York City (lung cancer).

Occupations
antiquarian, antiquarian seller, bibliophile, bookseller, chemist, historian, pharmacist, political activist
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Anything I’ve done that was ultimately worthwhile initially scared me to death. Betty Bender