| Name | Sowerby, James |
| Date of birth | 1757 |
| Date of death | 1822 |
| Remarks | [author note: Herbarium and types: BM, E, LINN, LIV] |
| ASA Botanist ID | 174708 botanist |
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/c2d17650-2d26-4806-9ca2-96539a3697c6 |
| Variant name | James Sowerby |
| Author name | Sowerby |
| B & P Author Abbrev. | Sowerby |
| Standard/Label Name | J. Sowerby |
| Full Name | Sowerby, James |
| Specialty Author | Algae |
| Specialty Author | Fungi and Lichens |
| Specialty Author | Pteridophytes |
| Specialty Author | Spermatophytes |
| Citation as Author | Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |
| Citation as Author | Taxonomic Literature. Second Edition. Utrecht |
| Member of teams/groups | |
| Author in | Col. fig. Engl. Fung. |
| Collector Teams: | J. E. Smith & J. Sowerby |
| Author Teams: | Smith & Sowerby |