Gilbert Kaenel (17 September 1949 – 20 February 2020),[1][2] known as "Auguste",[3][4] was a Swiss archaeologist and historian specialising in the protohistoric and classical periods.

[3] Kaenel's bachelor thesis, published in 1974, was a study of decorated Gallo-Roman pottery from Aventicum.

He then turned to protohistoric archaeology, specifically the Iron Age and the La Tène culture in Switzerland.

[3] He joined the University of Geneva as a chargé de cours (lecturer) in 1982 and was appointed a full professor in 2002.

[2] He was a member of the scientific council of the Institut national de recherches archéologiques préventives (Inrap).