William Burck

William Burck was a Dutch botanist. He obtained a doctorate from Leiden University in 1874. In 1881 he became Assistant Director of the then Buitenzorg Botanical Gardens in Java. He collected a large number of plant specimens from locations including the Padang Highlands of western Sumatra. The genus Burckella is named for him.
He was elected a corresponding member of the Royal [Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences] in 1885 and resigned in 1903. He was re-admitted as member in 1907.