Torfinn Skard (20 January 1891 – 11 June 1970) was a Norwegian horticulturist, teacher, librarian and author.
He was a son of educator Matias Skard (1846–1927) and his second wife Nilsine Kristiane Myhre (1860–1891).
[1] He was a nephew of Johannes Skar, Christopher Bruun and Per Bø[2] and a half-brother of Olav Skard (a son of Matias from his first marriage) and Bjarne, Eiliv and Sigmund Skard (whom Matias had by his third wife).
[1] Torfinn married Aagot Sofie Lien (1898–1973) in December 1922 in Solum.
[1] He wrote several historical books about Norwegian horticulture, as well as the textbook Dyrking av grønnsaker, frukt og bær (1937).