Finn Wischmann (28 October 1918 – 8 May 2011) was a Norwegian botanist.

Graduating with a cand.mag. degree, Wischmann spent his entire professional life at the Botanical Museum and the Natural History Museum at the University of Oslo. ^{[1] [2]} He edited and translated a Swedish-language Flora entitled Norsk fargeflora, which was published in five editions before Wischmann's death in 2011. ^{[3] [4]} He also translated the German language encyclopedia Grosse Bilderlexikon der Pflanzen, which was published under the title Tanums store blomsterbok og botaniske billedleksikon by the publishing house Tanum in 1970. ^[5]

In 1972, Wischmann wrote the book Verneverdige myrer i Oslo, Asker og Bærum together with Asbjørn Moen, on the conservation of swamps in the Greater Oslo Region. ^[6] In 1986, he published a book together with Hedvig Wright Østern and Hermod Karlsen. It was titled Ville planter i Norge ("Wild Plants in Norway"), and was reprinted in 1993. ^{[7] [8]} Although he preferred copyediting over writing, Wischmann wrote more than 60 articles for botanical journals in Scandinavia. ^[2] He was also an honorary member of the Norwegian Botanical Society and editorial staff member of its journal Blyttia. ^{[2] [9]} Wischmann wrote more than 45,000 herbarium sheets and 21,000 checklists, which record more than half a million plant discoveries. ^[9]

On 7 November 2003, he was decorated as a Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav for his work within Norwegian botanics. ^{[9] [10]} He died on 8 May 2011, aged 92. ^[9] He was buried at Vestre gravlund on 16 May. ^[11]

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