Bernhard von Kugler

Bernhard von Kugler
Born(1837-06-14)14 June 1837
Died7 April 1898(1898-04-07) (aged 60)
Academic background
Alma mater
Academic work
DisciplineHistorian
InstitutionsUniversity of Tübingen
Main interestsHistory of the Crusades

Bernhard von Kugler (14 June 1837, Berlin – 7 April 1898, Tübingen) was a German historian. He is largely known for his research of the Crusades.

He studied at the Universities of Greifswald, Tübingen and Munich, obtaining his habilitation in history at University of Munich in 1861. Later, he became an associate professor (1867) and a full professor of history (1874) at the University of Tübingen.[1]

He was the son of art historian Franz Theodor Kugler (1808–1858).