American botanist and bryologist.
William Russel Buck (born December 27, 1950) is an American bryologist. The standard author abbreviation W.R.Buck is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name. Buck received both his Bachelor's and Master's degrees at the University of Florida, in 1972 and 1974, respectively. In 1979, he completed his PhD at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Since 1979, Buck has worked at the New York Botanical Garden. He became the curator for bryophytes in 1986, and senior curator in 2000. Since 1986, he has also been an adjunct professor at the City University of New