Leo Wiener was born in Bialystok, Russian Empire in 1862. He was an American historian, linguist, author and translator. Wiener lectured on Slavic cultures at Harvard University and became the first American professor of Slavic literature. One of his many published books include, Africa and the discovery of America Vols. I-III (1922).He died in 1939 in Belmont, MA.

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Leo Wiener

Leo Wiener was born in Bialystok, Russian Empire in 1862. He was an American historian, linguist, author and translator. Wiener lectured on Slavic cultures at Harvard University and became the first American professor of Slavic literature. One of his many published books include, Africa and the discovery of America Vols. I-III (1922).He died in 1939 in Belmont, MA.