Jaap Kunst, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jaap Kunst

Dutch ethnomusicologist

Date of Birth: 12-Aug-1891

Place of Birth: Groningen, Netherlands

Date of Death: 07-Dec-1960

Profession: university teacher, musicologist, ethnomusicologist

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Jaap (or Jakob) Kunst (12 August 1891 in Groningen – 7 December 1960 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch ethnomusicologist, particularly associated with the study of gamelan music of Indonesia.
He is known for coining the word "ethno-musicology" (which later became ethnomusicology) as a more accurate alternative to the then-preferred term, "comparative musicology".