Georg Voigt (politician)

Georg Philipp Wilhelm Voigt (16 September 1866 – 13 April 1927) was a German politician.

Voigt, the son of a hotelier, was born in Klein-Schellmühl near Danzig, Prussia (Młyniska, Gdańsk).

He studied law between 1886 and 1890 at the universities of Breslau (Wrocław), Berlin and Königsberg (Kaliningrad).

Voigt was mayor during the French occupation of Frankfurt 6 April – 17 May 1920.

He issued a "severe warning" calling on the population to remain calm and follow the requests of the occupying troops following the Hauptwache Incident on 7 April.