August Victor Paul Blüthgen (25 July 1880 in Mühlhausen, Thüringen – 2 September 1967 in Naumburg) was a German entomologist who specialised in Hymenoptera.

He was a Doctor of Law Jurist and court adviser. Blüthgen described very many new species of Aculeata (bees and wasps).

• Anonym 1955 [Bluthgen, A. V. P.] Neues Deutschland (30. 6. 1955) (Verleihung Leibniz-Medaille), Portr. Konvolut Dorn
• Gusenleitner, F. 1991 Wildbienenforschung in Österreich. - Kataloge des Oberösterr. Landesmuseums NF (2. Auflage) 10 103-153 103 - 153, Portrait.
• Nonveiller, G. 1999 The Pioneers of research on the Insects of Dalmatia. Zagreb, Hrvatski Pridodoslovni Muzej : 1-390 149.
• Rommel, R.-P. 2002: Biographien Nordwestthüringer Entomofaunisten. Veröff. Naturkundemus. Mus. Erfurt , Erfurt 21: 69-82 75–76.

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