James Alexander Robertson (August 19, 1873 – March 20, 1939) was an American academic historian, archivist, translator and bibliographer.
His father, John McGregor Robertson, was a building contractor originally from Verulam, Ontario, near Peterborough.
[3] He majored in the study of Romance languages, specializing in Old French, and was awarded his Bachelor of Philosophy degree from Western Reserve in 1896.
[5] On the completion of the Philippine Islands project Robertson went to the Carnegie Institution of Washington to work in its historical research department (1909–10).
In 1923 he gained a position as professor at Stetson University in DeLand, Florida, and lectured there for the next ten years.