| Authorised form of name | Gowans; Sir; James Learmonth (1924 - 2020) |
| Dates | 1924 - 2020 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Sheffield, Yorkshire, England |
| Date of birth | 07/05/1924 |
| Date of death | 01/04/2020 |
| Activity | Honours:
CBE 1971; Kt 1982
|
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 21/03/1963 |
| Age at election | 38 |
| RSActivity | Royal Society roles:
Council: 1973-1975; VP 1973-1975
Medals and prizes:
Royal Medal 1976 |
| Other Royal Society activity | Congratulatory Certificate on the fiftieth anniversary of election to the Fellowship of the Royal Society 2013 |
| Code | NA1817 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| JV/11/7/79 | Letter from Sir James Gowans, FRS to Sir John Vane | 6 January 1984 |
| EC/1963/08 | Gowans, James Learmonth: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| IM/001725 | Lord Jellicoe, Gowans, Sir James Learmouth and Rees, David | 8 November 1990 |
| IM/001724 | Gowans, Sir James Learmonth | nd |
| IM/000760 | Gowans, Sir James Learmonth | 1992 |
| DRW/2/2/35 | Scientific correspondence received and sent by Douglas Robert Wilkie at University College London | 1959-1987 |