Botanist (1914-1992).
Ove Almborn (30 July 1914 – 6 March 1992) was a Swedish lichenologist and educator. Born in Ronneby, Sweden, Almborn became interested in lichens during high school. His early academic interests and discoveries in new lichens inspired his doctoral dissertation, which focused on the distribution and ecology of lichens in South Scandinavia. After graduating from Lund University, he was employed at its department of systematic botany, initially as a senior lecturer and later as the curator of the botanical collections at its botanical garden. Almborn's research advanced the understanding of liche