Josten, Josef, 1913-1985
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- Josten, J. (Josef), 1913-1985
- Josten, Joseph, 1913-1985
- Stein, Josef, 1913-1985
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Birth Date
- 1913-04-25
Death Date
- 1985-11-29
Birth Place
- Prague (Czech Republic)
Associated Language
- Czech
Occupation
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Sources
- found: Československo zaluje, 1993:t.p. (Josef Josten) p. 2-3 of cover (1913-1985)
- found: LC data base, 3/17/94(hdg.: Josten, Josef; usage: Josef Josten; J. Josten)
- found: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Archives WWW site, August 23, 2018:Josef Josetn papers (Josef Josten; Joseph Josten; born 25 March 1913 in Prague; died 29 November 1985 in London; journalist; fought in the Czech exile army during World War II; worked in the Press Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs under Jan Masaryk; after refusing to join the Communist party, set up the Free Czechoslovak Information (FCI) Service in England; In 1980, established the Committee for the Defense of the Unjustly Prosecuted and the Human Rights Charity; appointed a Member of the British Empire, 1985) - http://archivespec.unl.edu/findingaids/ms087-josten-unl.html
- found: Radio Praha WWW site, August 23, 2018:Historie -- Josef Josten page (Josef Josten; 1913-1985; according to Radio Free Europe, real name was: Josef Stein; emigrated from Czechoslovakia shortly before the Communist takeover [in 1948]; created the Svobodná československá informační služba which gave weekly reports about happenings in teh Iron Curtain; publisher of the newspaper Čechoslovák; according to Radio Free Europe, also worked as an intelligence agent for Western countries) - https://www.radio.cz/cz/rubrika/historie/josef-josten
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Change Notes
- 1994-03-17: new
- 2018-08-24: revised
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