James Syme

This article is about the Scottish surgeon. For the ice hockey player, see James Syme (ice hockey). For the priest, see James Syme (priest).

James Syme
James Syme, c. 1855
Born7 November 1799
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died26 June 1870 (aged 70)
Millbank House, Kingsknowe, Edinburgh, Scotland
OccupationSurgeon
Bust of Prof James Syme, by William Brodie, 1872, Old College, University of Edinburgh
Syme's home at 9 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh
The grave of James Syme, St John's Episcopal Churchyard, Edinburgh

James Syme FRCSE, FRCS, FRSE (7 November 1799 – 26 June 1870) was a Scottish pioneering surgeon.