| Hermann Hinz | |
| Birth Date: | 13 February 1916 |
| Birth Place: | Wangerin, German Empire |
| Death Place: | Bad Krozingen, Germany |
| Nationality: | German |
Hermann Hinz (13 February 1916 – 21 December 2000) was a German archaeologist who was Professor and Head of the Institute for Prehistory and Protohistory at the University of Kiel.
Hermann Hinz was born in Wangerin, German Empire on 13 February 1916, the son of Wilhelm and Ida Hinz. After graduating from the gymnasium in Köslin in 1935, Hinz served in the and the Wehrmacht. Since 1937, Hinz studied at Lauenburg. Hinz transferred to the University of Freiburg in 1938, where he studied prehistory, anthropology, art history, history, geology, folklore and classical archaeology. From 1939 to 1941 he worked at Greifswald for his doctorate. He gained his Ph.D. in archaeology at the University of Kiel in 1941.
Hinz served in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and became a prisoner of war. He was released from captivity in 1945, and worked until 1948 as an elementary school teacher in Langenhorn. From 1949 to 1952 he worked conducted archaeological research in Schleswig-Holstein with a grant from the German Research Foundation. From 1954 to 1965 Hinz held a variety of senior positions at the Rheinisches Landesmuseum Bonn.
Since 1965 Hinz was Associate Professor, and since 1969 Professor, at the University of Kiel. He was also the Director of the Institute for Prehistory and Protohistory at the University.
Hinz retired from Kiel in 1981, and died in Bad Krozingen on 21 December 2000.