Emanuel Winternitz (4 August 1898 in Vienna, Austria – 20 August 1983 in New York City) was an Austrian-born museum professional who became the first curator of the Department of Musical Instruments at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
Born in Vienna, then capital of the Austro-Hungarian empire, Austria, Winternitz served in World War I.
Winternitz emigrated to the United States in 1938, after the Anschluss.
[3] In 1973 Winternitz was named curator emeritus at the museum.
He continued to teach at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York until his death.