Viktor Masing (11 April 1925, Tartu – 18 March 2001) was an Estonian botanist and ecologist. He was born in Tartu. He became a member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences in 1993.
He was a specialist in telmatology, and an organizer of wetland protection.
His wife, Linda Poots, was a fellow scientist and nature writer.[1] [2] His son, Matti Masing, is a renowned nature scientist, and one of Europe's foremost experts on bats.