Rob Scheller: key obituary facts
Is Rob Scheller dead? Yes. Rob Scheller died on June 27, 2026, at age 98.
Cause of death: Rob Scheller's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Rob Scheller known for?
He was a Dutch art historian.
More about Rob Scheller
Born: 1 January 1927.
Gender: male.
Occupation: art historian, university teacher.
Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Education: University of Amsterdam.
Employer: University of Amsterdam.
Also known as: Robert Walter Hans Peter Scheller, Robert W. Scheller, R.W.H.P. Scheller.
Rob Scheller, the Dutch art historian and professor of art history at the University of Amsterdam, died on June 27, 2026.
Born in Amsterdam in 1927 as Robert Wouter Hans Pieter Scheller, he specialized in the Middle Ages and taught at the university from 1969 to 1992. Scheller earned his doctorate in art history at the University of Amsterdam in 1966 under professor J.Q.
van Regteren Altena, and was elected to the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1981.