Ettinger Pavel (Pinkhas) Davidovich (1866, Lublin — 1948, Moscow) — art historian, art critic.
Studied at the Riga Polytechnic on the commercial faculty.
From 1899, in Moscow.
In 1903, began contributing as an art reviewer to the Moscow newspaper “Russkiye Vedomosti” (under the pen name “Lyubitel”).
From 1912, member of the artistic publications committee of the community of Sisters of Mercy of the Red Cross; worked for the journals “Russky Bibliofil,” “Stolitsa i Usadba,” and the newspaper “Utro Rossii”.
From 1913, honorary member of the Imperial Moscow Public and Rumyantsev Museums; member of the Moscow Society of Artists. From 1918, contributor to the department of museums and protection of antiquities and art of the People's Commissariat of Education. Acted as expert, member of commissions and committees, organiser of exhibitions, permanent consultant to museum expositions, including international ones.
From 1924, research fellow at the State Academy of Artistic Sciences (GAKhN). Studied the state of contemporary Western art and the work of Russian artists living abroad. Published his works in the journals “Among Collectors,” “Press and Revolution,” “Art,” “Creativity,” “Book News,” “Architecture of the USSR” (1920–40). Published books: “Stanisław Noakowski,” “The Bookplates of Favorsky.” Actively participated in the work of the “Society of Friends of the Book” as a member of the bookplate study section. Assembled over 11,000 works by Russian and Soviet masters.
In 1940, member of the Goslitizdat jury for awarding prizes for the best typographic design of publications.

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