François Haverschmidt

François Haverschmidt (21 June 1906 – 28 April 1987) was a Dutch judge who served in Suriname and also took an interest in birds, writing a major work The Birds of Surinam.

Haverschmidt was born in Utrecht to François and Catharina Jacoba Johanna Verbroeck. His grandfather François Haverschmidt wrote under the pseudonym Piet Paaltjens. As a young boy he was part of a birdwatchers group along with his friend Jan Verwey (1899–1981). In 1924 he became a member of the and published his first article in the journal Ardea in 1925.