| Name | Paterson, William |
| Date of birth | 1755 |
| Date of death | 1810 |
| Remarks | [author note: Herbarium and types: BM; additional material at CGE, E, G] [collector note: Original collections: BM, S. Africa (col. 1777-79): BM, G?, Australia: BM, CGE, G, Norfolk Is.: E] |
| ASA Botanist ID | 149228 botanist |
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/96e444bf-e3df-4eda-8e93-9c96cbb9d146 |
| Variant name | William Paterson |
| Author name | Paterson |
| B & P Author Abbrev. | Paterson |
| Standard/Label Name | W. Paterson |
| Full Name | Paterson, William |
| Geography Author | Australia (Country), India, South Africa |
| Geography Collector | Australia (Country), South Africa |
| Specialty Author | Spermatophytes |
| Citation as Author | Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |
| Citation as Author | Taxonomic Literature. Second Edition. Utrecht |
| Citation as Collector | Index Herbariorum - Collectors N-R |
| Holdings | Search for specimens collected by W. Paterson |
| Collections in | [no date] (1), 1805 (2) |