Andrew James Alexander Mango (14 June 1926 – 6 July 2014) was a British BBC employee and author.
Life
He was born in
Istanbul
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, one of three sons of Alexander Mango, an Italian-Greek barrister and his
White Russian wife Adelaide Damonov; the Byzantinist
Cyril Mango
Cyril Alexander Mango (14 April 1928 – 8 February 2021) was a British scholar of the history, art, and architecture of the Byzantine Empire. He is celebrated as one of the leading Byzantinists of the 20th century.
Mango was Koraes Professor ...
was his younger brother. He was brought up in Istanbul and mastered a number of languages.
While still young, Mango took a job as press officer in the British Embassy at
Ankara
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. He moved to the United Kingdom in 1947 and lived in London until his death.
He held degrees from the
University of London
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, including a doctorate on Persian literature.
Mango joined the
BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC
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's Turkish section while a student and spent his entire career in the External Services, rising to be Turkish Programme Organiser and then Head of the South European Service. He retired in 1986.
He died at the age of 88 on 6 July 2014. His death was announced by Richard Moore, the British Ambassador to Turkey.