Robert S. P. Beekes

Robert S. P. Beekes
Born
Robert Stephen Paul Beekes

(1937-09-02)2 September 1937
Haarlem, Netherlands
Died21 September 2017(2017-09-21) (aged 80)
Oegstgeest, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
EducationPh.D., 1969
Known forContributions to Indo-European studies
Reconstructing Pre-Greek phonology
Indo-European Etymological Dictionary
Etymological Dictionary of Greek
Scientific career
FieldsIndo-European linguistics
InstitutionsLeiden University

Robert Stephen Paul Beekes (Dutch: [ˈrɔbərd 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.

  1. ^ NRC Handelsblad, 23 September 2017.