Career
Born in the town of České Velenice on the Bohemian side of the southern border with Austria, Adolf Born got his Visual Arts Education from 1949 to 1955 in Prague, where he still lives and works. One of the forms he has specialised in is the bookplate (the "ex libris"), usually using colour lithography. He has held over 100 exhibitions.
He has illustrated hundreds of books and has designed theatre sets and costumes.
The asteroid 17806 Adolfborn is named for him.