Researching Matthias Vogt
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 175 people with the Vogt surname? In that year Vogt was ranked number 3404 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Matthias means "gift of God" and is of Hebrew origin.
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Matthias Theodor Vogt
Matthias Theodor Vogt (born 5 May 1959) is a German academic with a focus on cultural policy and an author of studies on cultural conditions that might serve to strengthen the democratic potential in diverse European countries. Between 1992 and 1995, Vogt developed the overall blueprint for the Free State of Saxony’s law on cultural areas, and contributed to its acceptance and implementation. Since 1994 he has acted as the founding director of the Saxonian Institute for Cultural Infrastructure (Institut für kulturelle Infrastruktur Sachsen) and since 1997 has been Professor for Cultural Policy and Cultural History at the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences (Hochschule Zittau/Görlitz). In 2012, Vogt was made honorary professor of the University of Pécs and in 2014 was awarded the Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland for his contributions to German-Polish cooperation. Matthias Theodor Vogt is a Roman Catholic; he is married and has three children.
Source: Matthias Theodor Vogt, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Vogt
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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