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Rob Scheller

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Robert Wouter Hans Pieter Scheller (11 July 1927 – 27 June 2026)[1] was a Dutch art historian. He was professor of art history, specializing in the Middle Ages, at the University of Amsterdam between 1969 and 1992.[2]

Scheller was born in Amsterdam to a Swiss mother.[1][3] He obtained his doctorate in art history at the University of Amsterdam in 1966 under professor J.Q. van Regteren Altena.[2]

Scheller was elected member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1981.[4]

Scheller died on 27 June 2026, at the age of 98.[5]

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  1. 1 2 D. J. van de Kaa; Kaa; Y. de Roo (19 December 2008). De Leden Van de Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie Van Wetenschappen: Een Demografisch Perspectief: 1808 Tot 2008. Amsterdam University Press. p. 334. ISBN 978-90-6984-552-4.
  2. 1 2 "Prof. dr. R.W.H.P. Scheller, 1927 -" (in Dutch). University of Amsterdam. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  3. "Drie glasplaten keren terug naar de collectie" (in Dutch). Stadsarchief Amsterdam. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015.
  4. "Rob Scheller". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 22 October 2017.
  5. Amsterdam, Universiteit van (2026-07-01). "In memoriam Robert W. Scheller (1927-2026)". Universiteit van Amsterdam (in Dutch). Retrieved 2026-07-15.