Wolfgang Wickler

Wolfgang Wickler
Wickler in 2009
Born(1931-11-18)18 November 1931
Died12 January 2024(2024-01-12) (aged 92)
NationalityGerman
Alma materUniversity of Munich
Known forMimicry
SpouseAgnes Oehm
Scientific career
FieldsEthology, Sociobiology
InstitutionsMax Planck Institute,
University of Munich
Thesis Behavior of Fish

Wolfgang Wickler (18 November 1931 – 12 January 2024) was a German zoologist, behavioral researcher and author. He led the ethological department of the Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Physiology from 1974, and he took over as director of the institute in 1975. Even after he was given emeritus status, he remained closely associated to the institute in Seewiesen and ensured its smooth transition under the newly created Max Planck Institute for Ornithology.