James Stirling (born January 1852 in Geelong[1] – died 1909) was an Australian botanist and geologist.[2][3] The standard author abbreviation J.Stirl. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[4]
Stirling was a son of Peter Stirling ( – 7 May 1865) and Mrs Stirling-Miller (1834 – 25 June 1906)[5]