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That Voynich was Jewish is one of these incorrect statements that tend to get propagated in some of the literature, and are hard to eradicate.

Voynich was Christian, or, in his own words: "Cassolic and Agnostic". This is a first hand report from E. Millicent Sowerby,
"Rare People and Rare Books, London: Constable, 1967". I show a very short excerpt in the understanding that this falls under fair use.



Arnold Hunt quotes this reference in his recent essay, but I am not sure if he also repeats this statement. The chapter by Millicent Sowerby is a fascinating view into the life of Voynich in the years 1912-1914.

He was buried at the Catholic Gate of Heaven cemetary in Hawthorne (N.Y.). More information about that may be found at the excellent You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. .

His general acquisition of about 30 books that included the Voynich MS is sufficiently documented, though uncertainties remain about some of the more interesting details.

Thanks for the correction, René. I haven't researched Voynich's biography to any extent. I wasn't aware of the information you just posted (and if it's on your site, you'll have to forgive me, I've so far only read 1/10th of the interesting information you've collected and posted).

I must have thought he was Jewish based on the assertions of a number of people and also because Yiddish was a primary language in Telšiai, the town of his birth (in Voynich's grandfather's time and at the time Wilfrid was born, the town was almost 70% Jewish).