Charles Frederick Hummel Jr. (born 1932) is a retired American curator, author, and educator who worked at the Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library from 1955 to 1991, concluding his career as senior deputy director for museum and library.
He wrote his thesis on The Influence of English Design Books upon the Philadelphia Cabinetmaker, 1760-1780.
[1] Hummel began his career at the Winterthur Museum as a curatorial assistant on June 6, 1955.
Over the ensuing decades, Hummel gained promotions to associate curator in 1960, senior curator and head of the curatorial division, deputy director for collections, and senior deputy director for museum and library in 1989.
He continues to teach classes as an adjunct full professor at the University of Delaware and volunteers as a tour guide at the Winterthur Museum.