Fridolin Hamma

Fridolin Hamma (17 September 1881 – 9 October 1969) was an influential German luthier from Stuttgart who authored two seminal reference books on violins:^[1]

1. Meister italienischer Geigenbaukunst (Italian Master Violin Makers) (1st ed. 1931, 1964) OCLC 3463469
2. Meister deutscher Geigenbaukunst (German Master Violin Makers) (manuscript 1944, 1948) OCLC 720264583; Expanded edition (1961) OCLC 225270853

Fridolin Hamma
Born	(1881-09-17)17 September 1881
Died	9 October 1969(1969-10-09) (aged 88)
Nationality	German
Occupation	Luthier
Children	Walter

He was the father of Walter Hamma (1916–1988), also a German luthier.