# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ernst-kuhnel
# Generated: 2026-08-14T00:07:59.460Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/ernst-kuhnel"
name: "Ernst Kühnel"
slug: "ernst-kuhnel"
description: "Ernst Kühnel (1882−1964) was a German art historian who specialized in Islamic art. He was notable for his research on the connection between Islamic and Coptic art, particularly in textiles. Kühnel served as director of the Museum of Islamic Art from 1931 to 1951, and was a professor at the University of Berlin from 1935 to 1954. He was also a consultant for the Textile Museum in Washington, D.C., and president of Deutsche Orient-Gesellschaft."
tagline: "German orientalist and art historian"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ernst_K%C3%BChnel_Makes_His_Acceptance_Speech_of_the_Freer_Bronze_Medal.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Germany"
  isoCode: "DE"
birthDate: "1882-10-26"
deathDate: "1964-08-05"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           40.13
  momentum:             17.61363636363636
  historical:           7.003996
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     45
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "كونل"
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    title: "আর্নস্ট ক্যুহনেল"
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    title: "Ernst Kühnel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_K%C3%BChnel"
    title: "Ernst Kühnel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "ارنست کوهنل"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_K%C3%BChnel"
    title: "Ernst Kühnel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_K%C3%BChnel"
    title: "Ernst Kühnel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12236635"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump