James Currie (shipowner), Date of Birth, Date of Death

James Currie (shipowner)

shipowner

Date of Birth: 13-Apr-1863

Date of Death: 03-Nov-1930

Profession: botanist

Zodiac Sign: Aries

James Currie FRSE MA LLD JP (13 April 1863-3 November 1930) was a Scottish businessman who was the owner and senior partner of the international shipping company, the Currie Line.
He was also a keen amateur botanist, mineralogist and archaeologist, making sufficient impact on the Scottish world of science as to rise to be President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.