Percy Wilson (1879-1944) was an author and personal assistant to Nathaniel Lord Britton, founder of the New York Botanical Garden, from 1905-1929. He was named Associate Curator in 1914. Soon after the garden's founding, Britton dispatched Wilson, then a museum aide, to the East Indies on the " Total Eclipse Expedition" where he established official ties with botanic gardens in Asia. In 1902 he accompanied the Brittons on their first botanical exploration of Puerto Rico. Wilson wrote "The Vegetation of Vieques Island" and "Descriptive Flora, Spermatophyta" as part of the "Scientific Survey of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands." After Britton's retirement, Wilson provided continuity in the collaborative relationships that Britton had established with the Puerto Rican government and scientific community. He retired from the NYBG in 1939 and died in 1944.
From the description of Percy Wilson records, 1908-1940. (New York State Historical Documents). WorldCat record id: 155483699
From the description of Percy Wilson records 1908-1940. (New York Botanical Garden). WorldCat record id: 43335661
