William Baird (physician)

William Baird
Died	27 January 1872
Alma mater	University of Edinburgh Trinity College Dublin University of Paris Royal High School
Occupation	Physician, zoologist
Employer	British Museum

William Baird FRS FLS (11 January 1803, in Eccles, Berwickshire – 27 January 1872) was a Scottish physician and zoologist best known for his 1850 work, The Natural History of the British Entomostraca.