Robert S. P. Beekes

Robert Stephen Paul Beekes ( 2 September 1937 – 21 September 2017) 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. Quotes Our knowledge of these migrations [that broke PIE unity] is very limited. On a linguistic basis, little can be said about them. Beekes 1990:70., quoted in Elst, Koenraad (2018). Still no trace of an Aryan invasion: A collection on Indo-European origins. When the IE family had been discovered and scholars sought the land of origin, they initially thought of India because of Sanskrit’s ancientness. Beekes, R.S.P., 1990: Vergelijkende Taalwetenschap. Tussen Sanskriet en Nederlands, Het Spectrum, Utrecht. (Beekes 1990:73), quoted in Elst, Koenraad (2018). Still no trace of an Aryan invasion: A collection on Indo-European origins. Chapter:Why Linguistics necessarily holds the key to the solution of the Indo-European Homeland question External links Category:1937 births Category:2017 deaths Category:Linguists from the Netherlands Category:Academics from the Netherlands