ˈæftɚ hiː ɐtˈeɪnd hɪz bˈækɐlˌɔːɹiːˌeɪt ɪnðɪ ˌæθeɪnˈeɪ də lˈʌksəmbˌɜːɡ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn, hˈɛlmɪŋɡɚ wɛnt ˌɔn tə stˈʌdi lˈɔː æt ðə sˈoːɹbɑːn ɪn pˈæɹɪs ʌntˈɪl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː.
After he attained his baccalaureate in the Athénée de Luxembourg in 1959, Helminger went on to study law at the Sorbonne in Paris until 1963.