Paul Fridolin Kehr (28 December 1860, Waltershausen – 9 November 1944, Wässerndorf) was a German historian and archivist.
During the same year, he became chairman of the central directorate of "Monumenta Germaniae Historica", as well as director of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for German History.
[1] In 1940, he was awarded the Eagle Shield of the German Reich with the distinction "The outstanding researcher of medieval history".
Kehr died in Wässerndorf and was buried in the private cemetery of those of Pölnitz near Hundshaupten Castle.
Kehr is best known for documentary research on the Papacy and of German imperial history.