Robert S. P. Beekes
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Robert Stephen Paul Beekes (Dutch: [ˈbeːkəs]; 2 September 1937 – 21 September 2017)[1] was a Dutch linguist who was emeritus professor of Comparative Indo-European Linguistics at Leiden University and an author of many monographs on the Proto-Indo-European language.
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Born | Robert Stephen Paul Beekes (1937-09-02)2 September 1937 Haarlem, Netherlands |
Died | 21 September 2017(2017-09-21) (aged 80) Oegstgeest, Netherlands |
Nationality | Dutch |
Education | Ph.D., 1969 |
Known for | Contributions to Indo-European studies Reconstructing Pre-Greek phonology Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Etymological Dictionary of Greek |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Indo-European linguistics |
Institutions | Leiden University |
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