- Iosef Mikhailovich Oranski
Iosef Mikhailovich Oranski (24 April 1923 - 16 May 1977), sometimes spelled Iosef Mikhailovich Oranskii, was a prominent Soviet
linguist affiliated with theLeningrad Institute of Oriental Studies . His work on Iranian languages, as well as on Turkic and Indo-Aryan languages relating toCentral Asia , are considered seminal.Olivier Roy, "The New Central Asia: The Creation of Nations", I.B.Tauris, 2000; ISBN 1860642780, 9781860642784]References
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* [http://www.iranica.com/newsite/articles/unicode/ot_grp8/ot_oranskii_20050606.html Encyclopaedia Iranica article on I.M. Oranski]
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