Friedrich Wilhelm Konow (11 July 1842, Mechow -18 March 1908 , Teschendorf) was a German entomologist who specialised in Hymenoptera especially Tenthredinidae.
Konow was a vicar studying entomology in his spare time. He wrote Familie Tenthredinidae in Wytsman's, Genera Insectorum ( Fascicle 29) 176 pp. 1905) and very many short papers describing new species of worldwide Tenthredinidae. His collection is shared between the German Entomological Institute , Biozentrum Grindel und Zoologisches Museum, Hamburg and Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin