Albertus Antonius Smijers (19 July 1888 – 15 May 1957),[1][2] was a Dutch musicologist who served as Professor of Musicology at the University of Utrecht.

Albertus Antonius Smijers was born in Raamsdonksveer, Geertruidenberg, North Brabant to a primary school head teacher and his wife.

[15] Apart from Josquin, Smijers also wrote on Jacob Obrecht and Johannes Ockeghem,[2] as well as the general history of music in the Netherlands.

He was president of the Koninklijke Vereniging voor Nederlandse Muziekgeschiedenis (Royal Society for Music History of The Netherlands) from 1934 until his death, succeeding his mentor Anton Averkamp [nl].

[21] Hungarian-American musicologist Paul Henry Lang hailed Smijers as "that tower of international musical scholarship",[22] whereas Dutch musicologist Petra van Langen claimed that "under the leadership of Albert Smijers, Dutch musicology achieved a prominent position in the world, especially in Renaissance music.