Armin Tuulse

Armin Tuulse (born Armin Neumann; 1 October 1907 – 9 December 1977) was an Estonian-Swedish art historian whose research focused on medieval architecture, particularly fortifications, castles, and churches in the Baltic and Nordic countries. He became the first ethnic Estonian to hold the professorship of art history at the University of Tartu (1942–1944). In Sweden, he later held the Anders Zorn Professorship in Nordic and Comparative Art History at Stockholm University.

Education and early career Tuulse studied at the University of Tartu, specialising in art history under the Swedish art historian Sten Karling.

Alongside his university studies, Tuulse was active as a musician; Karling noted that he supported himself through violin performance before focusing fully on fieldwork and research in architectural history. Romansk konst i Norden (1968).