Roy Vogt

Roy H. Vogt (1934–1997) was an economist, professor, literary critic and pastor from Steinbach, Manitoba and an important figure in Mennonite literature.^[1][2] Vogt was born in 1934 in Steinbach and pastored First Mennonite Church in Winnipeg where he died in 1997.^[3]

Roy Vogt
Born	1934 (1934) Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada
Died	1997 (1998)
Occupation	Economist
Alma mater	University of Manitoba
Period	1970s–1990s
Relatives	Erich Vogt (brother)

Economics career

Vogt received a PhD. in 1970 and taught economics at the University of Manitoba for many years.^[4] He authored a number of textbooks on economics including Whose Property? The Deepening Conflict Between Private Property and Democracy in Canada and Economics: Understanding the Canadian Economy. In 1998, the University of Manitoba Faculty Association created an annual Roy Vogt Memorial Award named in his honour.^[5]

Literary career

Vogt was also a significant contributor and literary critic of the first wave of Mennonite literature during the 1970s, founding the Mennonite Mirror and the Mennonite Literary Society in 1970, and was a contributor to the Journal of Mennonite Studies.^[6]