Sir James Frank Colyer KBE FRCS FDSRCS Eng (25 September 1866 – 30 March 1954) was a British dental surgeon and dental historian. Colyer trained at Charing Cross Hospital and the Royal Dental Hospital. He was awarded the Licentiate in Dental Surgery (LDS) of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1887 and two years later also became a qualified physician as Member of the Royal College of Surgeons (MRCS) and Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians (LRCP). He served as a house officer and demonstrator of operative dentistry at the Royal Dental Hospital, then was appointed full surgeon. He served as dean from 1904 to 1909.