William Berryman Scott

William Berryman Scott
Scott c. 1905
Born	(1859-02-12)12 February 1859 Cincinnati, Ohio
Died	29 March 1947(1947-03-29) (aged 88)
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Princeton University (1877) University of Heidelberg (1880)
Known for	White River Oligocene monographs
Awards	Wollaston Medal (1910) Hayden Memorial Geological Award (1926) Mary Clark Thompson Medal (1930) Penrose Medal (1939) Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal (1940)
Scientific career
Fields	Palaeontology
Institutions	Princeton University
Notable students	Elmer S. Riggs, James W. Gidley

William Berryman Scott (February 12, 1858 – March 29, 1947) was an American vertebrate paleontologist, authority on mammals, and principal author of the White River Oligocene monographs. He was a professor of geology and paleontology at Princeton University.