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Gustav Berthold Volz
1871–1938
A meticulous German historian best remembered for bringing Frederick the Great’s world into print, he devoted much of his career to editing and interpreting major historical sources. His work also reached curious readers through studies of figures like the Count of Saint-Germain.
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Der Graf von Saint-Germain: Das Leben eines Alchimisten
by Gustav Berthold Volz
About the author
Born in Halle (Saale) on November 4, 1871, Gustav Berthold Volz was a German historian. Reference sources describe him as a student of Albert Naudé and the son of the geographer and historical researcher Berthold Volz.
He is chiefly associated with scholarship on Frederick the Great. Biographical listings note that from 1899 onward he edited 22 volumes of the Politische Korrespondenz of Frederick the Great, and he also prepared editions connected with the king’s works and image in history.
Volz died on September 27, 1938. His published work shows a historian drawn both to rigorous archival editing and to vivid historical personalities, which helps explain why his books can appeal to readers interested in both documentary history and more colorful lives from the past.