James Stirling
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James Stirling may refer to:
- James Stirling (mathematician)James Stirling (mathematician)James Stirling was a Scottish mathematician. The Stirling numbers and Stirling's approximation are named after him.-Biography:...
(1692–1770), mathematician - Admiral Sir James Stirling (Royal Navy officer) (1791–1865), Governor of Western Australia
- James Stirling (1800–1876), Scottish engineer
- James Hutchison StirlingJames Hutchison StirlingJames Hutchison Stirling , philosopher, born in Glasgow, and educated there and at Edinburgh, where he studied medicine, which he practised until the death of his father in 1851, after which he devoted himself to philosophy....
(1820–1909), Scottish philosopher - James Stirling (1835–1917), Scottish locomotive engineer
- Sir James Stirling (judge)James Stirling (judge)Sir James Stirling FRS was a British barrister, judge, and amateur scientist. In his youth he demonstrated exceptional ability in mathematics, becoming Senior Wrangler at Cambridge in 1860, regarded at the time as "the highest intellectual achievement attainable in Britain"...
(1836–1916), British jurist - Sir James Stirling (architect)James Stirling (architect)Sir James Frazer Stirling FRIBA was a British architect. He is considered to be among the most important and influential British architects of the second half of the 20th century...
(1926–1992), architect - James Stirling (physicist) (born 1953), Jacksonian Professor of Natural Philosophy, University of Cambridge
- James Stirling (of Garden) of Garden, Prior of the Order of St JohnVenerable Order of Saint JohnThe Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem , is a royal order of chivalry established in 1831 and found today throughout the Commonwealth of Nations, Hong Kong, Ireland and the United States of America, with the world-wide mission "to prevent and relieve sickness and...
in Scotland - James Stirling (footballer)James Stirling (footballer)James Stirling was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as an inside forward. He played two matches in the Football League for Burnley in the 1895–96 season.-References:...
, Scottish association football player
See also
- Jim SterlingJim SterlingJim Sterling is a television producer and writer.A native of Boulder, Colorado, Sterling moved to the West Coast in 1988 to attend Pepperdine University. After graduation, he worked at 20th Century Fox as production assistant...
, television producer - Stirling (disambiguation)Stirling (disambiguation)Stirling refers to many different places, people and things.-Scotland:Stirling is a city in Scotland...