Voit

[ foit ]

/ fɔɪt /

Carl or Karl von

[kahrl fuhn], /kɑrl fən/, 1831–1908, German physiologist.

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The 40-year-old Voit studied at the Dusseldorf Academy in Germany with Thomas Ruff, a disciple of Bernd and Hilla Becher.
This Is Not a Tree|Philip Gefter|January 7, 2010|DAILY BEAST
And for the past seven years, Voit has traveled around the world, photographing these trees in their natural habitats.
This Is Not a Tree|Philip Gefter|January 7, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Voit documents a perceptual anomaly and allows it to trick us—or not—without any representational manipulation.
This Is Not a Tree|Philip Gefter|January 7, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Voit has employed a similar method of documentation, a neo-objectivist approach that is both clinical and forensic.
This Is Not a Tree|Philip Gefter|January 7, 2010|DAILY BEAST

On voit encore sur ses flancs dchirs pendre d'normes quartiers de roche prts s'crouler.
Theory of the Earth, Volume 2 (of 4)|James Hutton
On voit bien que ceux-l ont paru la cour de Vienne, et y ont appris les belles manires.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 65, No. 403, May, 1849|Various
On voit arriver un grand bent, qui dit, "Messieurs, je viens savoir si on n'auroit pas garde ici une lettre de mon cher pre?"
Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10)|Maria Edgeworth
They have been much spoilt by being rebuilt in modern Gothic style by Voit and being furnished as a royal residence.
The Story of Nuremberg|Cecil Headlam
On voit dans les mmoires de Grammont combien cette cour toit brillante; la curiosit y attira le comte de Grammont.
Notes and Queries, Number 219, January 7, 1854|Various

Voit

[ foit ]

Carl von 1831-1908

German physiologist known for his studies on metabolism.