Sir Bent Skovmand (January 25 1945— February 6 2007) was a Danish plant scientist and conservationist. Time Magazine wrote in 1991 that Skovmand, "'while not exactly a household name,' had had 'more to do with the welfare of the world's five billion people than many heads of state.'" He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog in 2003. Skovmand was married to Eugenia, with whom he had four children. Skovmand fell ill in January 2007, and died February 6, 2007, at age 62 in Kavlinge, Sweden, from complications from a malignant brain tumour.