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ABSTRACT John Leo Mish (1909–1983) was the Chief of the Slavic and Baltic Division from 1956 through 1976. He was also the Chief of the Oriental (later Middle East) Division at the same time. He was a renowned linguist, fluent in 34 languages including Manchu language. He was born in Upper Silesia, during World War II, found himself in Austria, Greece and finally in India. He emigrated to the USA in 1946 where he continued his scholarly career.

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