Johan Hendrik Caspar Kern

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Johan Hendrik Caspar Kern
Kern painted by Johannes Josseaud [Wikidata] in Leiden
Born	(1833-04-06)6 April 1833 Purworejo, Dutch East Indies
Died	4 July 1917(1917-07-04) (aged 84)
Occupation	Professor
Academic background
Alma mater	Utrecht University Leiden University
Doctoral advisor	A. Rutgers
Academic work
Discipline	Linguistics
Institutions	University of Berlin University of Maastricht Banaras Hindu University Queen's College, Benares Leiden University

Johan Hendrik Caspar Kern (6 April 1833 – 4 July 1917) was a Dutch linguist and Orientalist. In the literature, he is usually referred to as H. Kern or Hendrik Kern; a few other scholars bear the same surname.