Julius Lucius Brenchley (30 November 1816 – 24 February 1873), of Maidstone, was a 19th-century English explorer, naturalist and author.

He was a passionate collector of art, ethnography and natural history, and was called a "gentleman explorer".

[2] Brenchley spent much of his adult life exploring the world in his tireless search for knowledge.

He died aged only 56, on February 24, 1873 in a Folkestone hotel and is buried in the family vaults at All Saints' Church, Maidstone.

Julius Brenchley is commemorated in the scientific name of a species of Chinese lizard, Eremias brenchleyi.