William Albert Setchell

William Albert Setchell
c. 1915
Born	(1864-04-15)April 15, 1864 Norwich, Connecticut, U.S.
Died	April 5, 1943(1943-04-05) (aged 78) Berkeley, California, U.S.
Alma mater	Yale University (BA) Harvard University (PhD)
Scientific career
Fields	Botany Marine phycology
Institutions	University of California, Berkeley
Author abbrev. (botany)	Setch.

William Albert Setchell (April 15, 1864 – April 5, 1943) was an American botanist and marine phycologist who taught at the University of California, Berkeley, where he headed the Botany Department. Among his publications are the Phycotheca Boreali-Americana, a multi-volume specimen collection of dried algae, and the Algae of Northwestern America, a reference work.