Doctor James Sykes Battye
University chancellor
- Born
- 20 November 1871, Geelong, Victoria
- Died
- 15 July 1954, Perth, Western Australia
- Sex
- Male
- Father
- Daniel Battye (wool weaver)
- Mother
- Maria Quamby
- Married Sarah Elizabeth May Jenkins; father of Marjorie Kathleen Battye [qv]
Degrees
| 1891 | Bachelor of Arts | The University of Melbourne |
| 1893 | Bachelor of Laws | The University of Melbourne |
| 1917 | Bachelor of Laws (ad eundum gradum) | The University of Western Australia |
| 1922 | Doctor of Letters | The University of Melbourne |
| 1923 | Doctor of Letters (ad eundum gradum) | The University of Western Australia |
| 1943 | Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) | The University of Western Australia |
Career
- Chief Librarian, Public Library of WA 1894-1954.
- Member of Senate, UWA 1912-54, Pro-Chancellor 1931-36, Chancellor 1936-43.
- Historian.
- CBE 1950.