James Buckman (November 20, 1814 – November 23, 1884) was a British pharmaceutical chemist, professor, museum curator, botanist, geologist, archaeologist, author and farmer.
Buckman was professor of geology, botany, and zoology at the Royal Agricultural College from 1848 to 1863.
However, this and other issues caused discord between Buckman and Royal Agricultural College's Principal, the Reverend John Constable.
Buckman resigned his position and Constable ordered the botanical gardens to be destroyed.
There are herbarium specimens collected by James Buckman in the Charterhouse School Herbarium, housed at the University & Jepson Herbaria, University of California, Berkeley.