James Livingstone Begg FGS FRSE JP (14 September 1874 – 11 August 1958) was a Scottish geologist, paleontologist and artist, awarded the Clough Medal in 1942 and recipient of the Wollaston Fund in 1946.

[1] He trained as an artist in Paris for three years[2] and his paintings were accepted for exhibition in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Liverpool between 1896 and 1909 at the Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, the Royal Scottish Academy, the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour and the Walker Art Gallery.

[3] Begg was employed in his father's business as a house factor and property agent in Glasgow, becoming a partner in 1917.

[9] In 1948 Begg was elected Honorary Life Member of the Geological Society of Glasgow in recognition of his long standing service.

His son, Tom Begg (1919–1941), a Gunner in the Royal Artillery,[12] was killed in action 16 June 1941[13] during the Siege of Tobruk in the North African campaign of World War II.