Fritz Hommel (31 July 1854 – 17 April 1936) was a German Orientalist.
Hommel was born in Ansbach, Germany. He studied in Leipzig and habilitated in 1877 in Munich, where he in 1885 became an extraordinary Professor for semitic languages.
As well as linguistic questions, he was also interested in the history of the Middle East, and its connection with culture and intellectual life, for example in Ancient Egypt.
Hommel died in Munich, Germany.
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