James Needham (mycologist)

James Needham
Born(1849-03-19)19 March 1849
Died14 July 1913(1913-07-14) (aged 64)
Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire, England
NationalityBritish
Known forContributions to taxonomic mycology, botany, and ecology
Scientific career
FieldsMycology

James Needham (19 March 1849 – 14 July 1913) was an English mycologist and iron moulder from Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire. He was a founding member of the British Mycological Society. Notable for his working-class status, Needham became one of the foremost collectors of fungi and bryophytes in the UK.