James Harkness FRSC (1864–1923) was a Canadian mathematician, born in Derby, England, and educated at Trinity College, Cambridge with a B.A.
[1] Coming early to the United States, he was connected with Bryn Mawr College from 1888 to 1903, for the last seven years as professor of mathematics.
The study of the Theory of Functions received a new impetus in America through the arrival of James Harkness (1864–1923), a man who from his boyhood had shown unusual ability in the field of mathematics.
He studied under Dr. E. J. Routh at Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating as eighth wrangler in 1885.
[2]In 1903, he was appointed Peter Redpath professor of pure mathematics at McGill University, Montreal, Quebec.