# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/hermann-von-kuhl
# Generated: 2026-08-14T14:35:44.122Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/hermann-von-kuhl"
name: "Hermann von Kuhl"
slug: "hermann-von-kuhl"
description: "Hermann Josef von Kuhl was a Prussian military officer, member of the German General Staff, and a Generalleutnant during World War I. One of the most competent commanders in the German Army, he retired in 1919 to write a number of critically acclaimed essays on the war. Hermann von Kuhl is one of only three recipients to be distinguished with both the \"military class\" and \"peace class\" of the Pour le Mérite, Prussia's and Germany's highest honor."
tagline: "German general and historian (1856–1958)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Hermann_von_Kuhl.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Germany"
  isoCode: "DE"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1856-11-02"
deathDate: "1958-11-04"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           44.83
  momentum:             0
  historical:           8.101874666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     50.00000000000001
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D1%84%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%9A%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%8C"
    title: "Герман фон Куль"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%81%D9%88%D9%86_%D9%83%D9%88%D9%87%D9%84"
    title: "هرمان فون كوهل"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_von_Kuhl"
    title: "Hermann von Kuhl"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_von_Kuhl"
    title: "Hermann von Kuhl"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_von_Kuhl"
    title: "Hermann von Kuhl"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_von_Kuhl"
    title: "Hermann von Kuhl"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_von_Kuhl"
    title: "Hermann von Kuhl"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_von_Kuhl"
    title: "Hermann von Kuhl"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_von_Kuhl"
    title: "Hermann von Kuhl"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q73419"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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