▁ ▁Category : C ities ▁and ▁towns ▁in ▁Lig uria ▁Category : G host ▁towns ▁in ▁Italy <0x0A> </s> ▁Richard ▁V oss ▁( Se ptember ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 8 5 1 ▁– ▁June ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 1 8 ) ▁was ▁a ▁German ▁dram at ist ▁and ▁novel ist . ▁In ▁standard ▁German ▁orth ography , ▁his ▁name ▁is ▁printed ▁as ▁Vo ß . ▁ ▁Biography ▁V oss ▁was ▁born ▁at ▁Neu - G ra pe ▁near ▁Py ritz , ▁in ▁P omer ania , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁country ▁s quire . ▁ ▁Though ▁intended ▁for ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁a ▁country ▁gentleman , ▁he ▁showed ▁no ▁incl ination ▁for ▁out door ▁life , ▁and ▁on ▁his ▁return ▁from ▁the ▁war ▁of ▁ 1 8 7 0 - 7 1 , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁wounded , ▁he ▁studied ▁philosophy ▁at ▁J ena ▁and ▁Mun ich , ▁and ▁then ▁settled ▁at ▁Ber ch tes g aden . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁Charles ▁Alexander , ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁of ▁Sax e - We imar - E isen ach , ▁appointed ▁V oss ▁as ▁li br arian ▁of ▁the ▁W art burg , ▁but ▁he ▁later ▁res igned ▁the ▁post , ▁due ▁to ▁ill ▁health . ▁ ▁V oss ▁spent ▁ 2 5 ▁years ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁living ▁at ▁F ras c ati , ▁near ▁Rome , ▁where ▁he ▁wrote ▁many ▁of ▁his ▁nov els ▁and ▁plays . ▁He ▁was ▁granted ▁honor ary ▁citizens hip ▁of ▁the ▁town .