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Andreas Lixl (September 11, 1951 – December 24, 2015),^[1] also known as Andreas Lixl-Purcell, was Professor Emeritus of German Studies at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where he taught German language, literature, and European cultural history. He grew up in Salzburg, Austria. From the University of Vienna he transferred to the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he received a Ph.D. in German Literature and Culture in 1984. His publications include books on Weimar Theater, German-Jewish autobiographies, women's memoirs, and college German textbooks. His research focused on migrant literature, European culture, and foreign language teaching technologies.

Lixl died from cancer on December 24, 2015, at the age of 64.^[2]