Augustus Worme

Mr. August Worme of Obscurus Books was breifly mentioned in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them in Newt Scamander's introduction. Agustus Worme comissioned the first edition of Fantastic Beasts in 1918. Scamander credits him for "[Being] kind enough to ask me whether I would consider writing an authorative compendium of magical creatures for his publishing house."