Helmut Fritz van Emden

{{short description|British entomologist}}

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Helmut van Emden (born 30 December 1933) is Emeritus Professor of Horticulture at the University of Reading. He is known for work on insect-plant interactions in agroecosystems. He was born in Dresden, Germany.{{cite web|url=http://entomologicalclub.org/page17.html|title=Helmut van Emden : Profile|website=Entomologicalclub.org|accessdate=9 October 2018}}

Van Emden is a former President and Honorary Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society and former President of the Association of Applied Biology.