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A map \(f:\mathbb{R}^n\to\mathbb{C}\) is called a harmonic morphism if for any harmonic function \(g:\mathbb{C}\to\mathbb{R}\) the composition \(g\circ f\) is harmonic. The paper under review surveys various results about the structure and construction of harmonic morphisms. The problem of finding local and global harmonic morphisms is completely solved for \(n=3\) and it is essentially solved when \(n=4\). In higher dimensions there are many families of harmonic morphisms but it is still open whether they form a complete set of solutions. The paper gives new proofs of the results concerning the case \(n=4\) and describes the construction of many examples of harmonic morphisms in higher dimensions. It ends with a short discussion on open problems and on techniques to obtain further harmonic morphisms. For the entire collection see [Zbl 0927.00036].