| Name | Linton, William James |
| Date of birth | 1812 |
| Date of death | 1898 |
| Remarks | [author note: Herbarium and types unknown] |
| ASA Botanist ID | 100518 botanist |
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/58a798e5-2335-4bd1-94d6-68c82def7b0d |
| Variant name | William James Linton |
| Author name | Linton |
| B & P Author Abbrev. | Linton |
| Standard/Label Name | W. J. Linton |
| Full Name | Linton, William James |
| Specialty Author | Pteridophytes |
| Citation as Author | Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |
| Citation as Author | Taxonomic Literature. Second Edition. Utrecht |
| Author in | Ferns Engl. Lake Country |
| Author in | Ferns Engl. Lake Country, ed. 2 |