James Cruikshank Roger

James Cruikshank Roger (1820–1899) was a Scottish writer whose books range across history, genealogy, antiquarian research, and travel. Sources for his published works describe him as a barrister-at-law of the Middle Temple, and also note that he was a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. Some editions additionally describe him as a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and of the Royal Society of Northern Antiquaries in Copenhagen.

His surviving bibliography suggests a strong interest in testing received ideas against documents and historical evidence. Among the works linked to him are Celticism a Myth, Celtic MSS. in Relation to the Macpherson Fraud, Reminiscences of a Four Weeks' Tour in Scotland, and family-history studies such as An Historical Summary of the Roger Tenants of Coupar. Even from the titles alone, you can see a writer drawn to disputed stories, local history, and the close reading of old records.

There does not seem to be an easily verifiable modern biographical profile for Roger online, so many personal details are harder to confirm than his books and professional affiliations. No suitable confirmed portrait image was found from the sources reviewed.