About Józef Mieses
Lived 1882 – 1941 (aged 59). Józef Mieses was a Polish military officer, linguist and rabbi.
Józef Mieses (1882–1941 or 1942) was a Polish teacher, linguist, rabbi and military officer.
He reached the rank of colonel and chief rabbi in the Polish Army, where from 1921 to 1932 he worked in the Polish Ministry of Defense as the Chief of the Judaism Department. He published several works related to linguistics and was a recipient of the Polish Cross of Merit. He is presumed to have died during the Nazi occupation of Poland, most likely in 1942.
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Who was Józef Mieses?
Polish rabbi and linguist
When was Józef Mieses born?
Józef Mieses was born on 1 October 1882 in Przemyśl.
When did Józef Mieses die?
Józef Mieses died on 2 December 1941 in Przemyśl.
What was Józef Mieses's occupation?
Józef Mieses was a military officer, linguist and rabbi.
What nationality was Józef Mieses?
Józef Mieses was Polish.
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