Hildur Krog

Hildur Krog (22 March 1922 – 25 August 2014) was a Norwegian lichenologist and university professor who made contributions to the field of lichenology, particularly in the areas of lichen taxonomy, chemotaxonomy, and floristics.

Biography

Hildur Krog was born on 22 March 1922 in Søre Simostrada in Modum Municipality, Norway. She received her early education at the landgymnas (rural high school) in Voss Municipality in Hordaland. During World War II, in late April 1940, she experienced German air raids on Voss and fled to the mountains with her sister, where they reportedly nearly starved. In 1941, she completed her high school examination (Abitur) and began studying biology at the University of Oslo.