James Stirton

James Stirton (1833 – 14 January 1917) was a Scottish physician and one of Scotland's leading experts on cryptogamic botany.[1] His investigations in bryology and lichenology earned him a world-wide reputation.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Obituary. Dr. James Stirton". British Medical Journal. 1 (2929): 247. 1917. doi:10.1136/bmj.1.2929.247-a. PMC 2348048.
  2. ^ Boyd, D. A. (1917). "In memoriam: James Stirton, MD, FLS". Glasgow Naturalist. 8: 142–144.
  3. ^ Trail, J.W.H. (1917). "Obituary: James Stirton". Proc. Linn. Soc. Lond.: 71–75.