| Name | Atkinson, William Sackston |
| Date of birth | 1821 |
| Date of death | 1875 |
| ASA Botanist ID | 171362 botanist |
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/3defbd35-6aeb-42f1-9518-1f01b70ab717 |
| Variant name | William Sackston Atkinson |
| Author name | Atkinson |
| B & P Author Abbrev. | Atk. |
| Standard/Label Name | Atkinson |
| Full Name | Atkinson, William Sackston |
| Specialty Author | Pteridophytes |
| Specialty Author | Spermatophytes |
| Citation as Author | Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |
| Member of teams/groups | |
| Collector Teams: | Whetstone & Atkinson |
| Author Teams: | Whetstone & Atkinson |