James Edward Crombie FRSE LLD (22 October 1862 – 6 August 1932) was a Scottish philanthropist, meteorologist and seismologist. He was a major benefactor of Aberdeen University. He underwrote the costs of several seismological projects undertaken by Oxford University. The Crombie Halls of Residence (1960), Aberdeen University’s first purpose-built student accommodation, are named after him. Designed by Robert Matthew Johnston Marshall the property became a listed building in 2005.