Franz Wernekinck (19 February 1764 in Burg Vischering, now part of Lüdinghausen – 6 February 1839 in Münster) was a German physician and botanist.
He was the father of anatomist Friedrich Christian Gregor Wernekinck (1798–1835).
[1] From 1788 he worked as a physician in Münster.
From 1797 to 1822 he was a professor of natural history at the University of Münster, where he also served as director of its botanical garden.
In 1802 he attained the title of Medicinalrath.