James Douglas Ogilby (16 February 1853 – 11 August 1925) was an Australian ichthyologist and herpetologist.

[2] Ogilby was born in Belfast, Ireland, and was the son of zoologist William Ogilby and his wife Adelaide, née Douglas.

After being let go for drunkenness in 1890, he picked up contract work before joining the Queensland Museum in Brisbane circa 1903.

[7] Ogilby died on 11 August 1925 at the Diamantina Hospital[8] in Brisbane and was buried at Toowong Cemetery.

[2] Media related to James Douglas Ogilby at Wikimedia Commons