Jaap Kunst

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Jaap Kunst
Born	12 August 1891 Groningen, Netherlands
Died	7 December 1960(1960-12-07) (aged 69)
Occupation	Ethnomusicologist
Spouse	Kathy van Wely ​ (m. 1921)​

Jaap Kunst (12 August 1891 – 7 December 1960) was a Dutch musicologist. He is credited with coining the term "ethnomusicology" as a more accurate name for the field then known as comparative musicology. Kunst studied the folk music of the Netherlands and of Indonesia. His published work totals more than 70 texts.^[1]