Editing James Syme (section)

{{short description|Scottish surgeon (1799–1870)}}
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{{Infobox person
|image= JamesSyme.jpg
|caption= James Syme, c. 1855
|birth_date= 7 November 1799
|birth_place= [[Edinburgh, Scotland]]
|death_date= 26 June 1870 (aged 70)
|death_place= Millbank House, [[Kingsknowe]], Edinburgh, Scotland
|occupation = Surgeon
}}

[[File:Bust of Prof James Syme, by William Brodie, 1872, Old College, University of Edinburgh.jpg|thumb|250px|Bust of Prof James Syme, by [[William Brodie (sculptor)|William Brodie]], 1872, [[Old College, University of Edinburgh]]]]
[[File:9 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh.jpg|thumb|250px|Syme's home at 9 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh]]
[[File:The grave of James Syme, St John's Episcopal Churchyard, Edinburgh.JPG|thumb|250px|The grave of James Syme, St John's Episcopal Churchyard, Edinburgh]]

'''James Syme''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|FRCSE|FRCS|FRSE}} (7 November 1799 – 26 June 1870) was a Scottish pioneering surgeon.