James Howard Browne

James Howard Browne (5 September 1919 – 31 March 2004) was an Australian amateur botanist and plant photographer and collector of mallee areas.

Browne was born in Melbourne in 1919 and grew up in Red Cliffs. He was awarded Order of Australia Medal in January 1991 and an honorary Masters of Science Degree from La Trobe University in April 1992 in recognition for his contribution to teaching and research. He was a great nephew of John Nisbet, author of "Burma Under British Rule" and other works, and contributor to the "Victorian County Histories", and of Pollok Sinclair and Robert Buchan Nisbet RSA RSW, Scottish artists.