Scott

The taxon authority Scott may refer to:

• Walter Scott (fl. 1995; W.Scott), botanist
• Alexander Walter Scott (1800–1883), entomologist
• Andrew Scott, zoologist
• Andrew John Scott (A.J.Scott) (1950-), botanist
• Bradley R. Scott, palaeontologist
• Chad M. Scott, malacologist
• Charles Leslie Scott, (1913-2001) ​C.L.Scott, botanist
• Dukinfield Henry Scott (1854–1934), paleobotanist
• Eric Oswald Gale Scott, ichthyologist
• Fiona J. Scott (F.J.Scott), phycologist
• Gayle Scott, paleontologist
• George Anderson Macdonald Scott (1933-1998; G.A.M.Scott), botanist
• Harold William Scott, ostracodologist
• Hugh Scott (1885–1960), entomologist
• Ian A.W. Scott, herpetologist
• James Allan Scott (James A. Scott, the elder), lepidopterist
• James Alexander Scott (James A. Scott, the younger), mycologist and entomologist
• Jamon L. Scott, microbiologist
• John Scott (1823–1888), entomologist
• John Scott (botanist, 1838–1880) (1838–1880; J.Scott), Scottish botanist
• Joseph L. Scott (J.L.Scott), phycologist
• Katherine M. F. Scott (1913–1998), entomologist
• Kathleen Marie Scott, paleontologist
• Matthew B. Scott, entomologist
• Norman J. Scott, herpetologist
• Peter Markham Scott (1909–1989), ornithologist
• Randall W. Scott (fl. 2015; Randall W.Scott), botanist
• Richard Albert Scott, paleobotanist
• R.W. Scott, paleontologist
• Steve M. Scott (fl. 2006; S.M.Scott), botanist
• Thomas Scott (1840–1929), ostracodologist
• Trevor D. Scott, ichthyologist
• William Berryman Scott (1858–1947), paleontologist and mammalogist
• William Earl Dodge Scott (1852–1910), ornithologist and naturalist