Helmut Rix

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Helmut Rix
Born	(1926-07-04)4 July 1926 Amberg, Germany
Died	3 December 2004(2004-12-03) (aged 78) Colmar, France
Nationality	German
Academic background
Alma mater	University of Würzburg, University of Heidelberg
Academic work
Discipline	Linguistics
Sub-discipline	Tyrrhenian languages
Institutions	University of Tübingen, Augustana Divinity School, University of Freiburg

Helmut Rix (4 July 1926, in Amberg – 3 December 2004, in Colmar) was a German linguist and professor of the Sprachwissenschaftliches Seminar of Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Freiburg, Germany.

He is best known for his research into Indo-European and Etruscan languages, as well as for being the author of the hypothesis of Tyrrhenian languages.