Bernd Wegner (11 February 1942 – 18 January 2024) was a German mathematician. He was the editor-in-chief of Zentralblatt für Mathematik from 1974 until 2011.

Wegner was born on 11 February 1942, in Berlin. ^[1] He attended high school at the Humboldt Gymnasium in Berlin. ^[1] He then attended the Technische Universität Berlin, receiving his diploma in 1966. ^[1] He stayed at Technische Universität Berlin for his PhD, which he completed in 1970 under the direction of Kurt Leichtweiß, with a dissertation titled Beiträge zur Differentialgeometrie transnormaler Mannigfaltigeiten. ^[2] He spent the remainder of his career at Technische Universität Berlin, retiring in 2007. ^[1]

Wegner became editor-in-chief of Zentralblatt für Mathematik (later zbMATH Open) in 1974, taking over from Ulrich Güntzer. ^{[3] [4]} His tenure as editor encompassed the separation of East Germany from zbMath, the reunification of East and West Germany, and the transition of zbMath from a paper resource to a digital resource. ^{[3] [4] [5]} While editor-in-chief, Wegner also helped to set up procedures for maintenance of the Mathematics Subject Classification. ^[6] He stepped down in 2011, and was succeeded by Gert-Martin Greuel. ^[3]

Wegner died on 18 January 2024, following a fall. ^{[1] [3]}