Muhamed Mešić

Muhamed Mešić , or Muhi (* 1984 in Tuzla ) for short , is a Bosnian lawyer , Judaist and Japanologist as well as a talent for languages. In his hometown he was already a city councilor at the age of 16. At the age of 26 he already spoke 56 languages. A kind of island talent , a form of autism , was attested to him. His talent also arouses academic interest.

He learned his first foreign language while on vacation in Greece in order to be able to communicate with his hostess. Later he made use of contacts with soldiers of the international troops who came to his homeland as a result of the wars. He completed his law studies from 2002 in Vienna , where he also impressed with his talent for languages ​​at FM4. In 2010 he received the Brainswork Make a Difference Award . He attended his first language course in 2011 to learn sign language .

Mešić is an external senior consultant for sustainable development, creative industries and training at Brainswork GmbH and received the first Brainswork scholarship in 2005.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Maria Sterkl: Swearing in Bosnian while ironing in: der Standard, September 24, 2010 (queried on February 28, 2011)
2. ↑ ^{a b c} FM4 (queried February 28, 2011)
3. ↑ University of Klagenfurt (queried on February 28, 2011)
4. ↑ Incredible Europe (queried January 23, 2013)
5. ↑ Brainswork.at ( Memento of the original dated February 8, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , (accessed on January 23, 2013) 

Web links

• Biographical information 2005-2008
• profile online from August 12, 2010.
• Markus Egger: Moment - Life today: The man who speaks 58 languages , ORF Radio Ö1, Monday, February 28, 2011, 2:40 pm.
• Echenberg Fellowship (PDF; 92 kB) Press release from Brainswork.
• Real Viennese in: the standard 4./5. September 2010.