Percy Wilson was born in 1879 and died in 1944.
Wilson joined the New York Botanical Gardens as a museum aide. Wilson then became the assistant to Nathaniel Lord Britton, the NYBG Director-in-Chief. In 1914 Wilson became an Associate Curator.
In 1917 Wilson authored The Vegetation of Vieques Island.
The standard author abbreviation P.Wilson is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.