John Lee

Summary

John Lee is a human^[1]. He was born on April 28, 1783^[2]. He passed away in Buckinghamshire^[3]. He died on February 25, 1866^[4]. He worked as an astronomer^[5], numismatist^[6], barrister^[7], mathematician^[8], and antiquarian^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• John Lee died in Buckinghamshire^[3].
• John Lee was born on April 28, 1783^[2].
• John Lee was born on January 1, 1783^[11].
• John Lee died on February 25, 1866^[4].
• John Lee died on January 1, 1866^[12].
• John Lee held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[13].
• John Lee held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain^[14].
• John Lee worked as an astronomer^[5].
• John Lee worked as a numismatist^[6].
• John Lee worked as a barrister^[7].
• John Lee's professions included mathematician^[8].
• John Lee worked as an antiquarian^[9].
• John Lee worked as a philanthropist^[15].
• John Lee's field of work was astronomy^[16].
• John Lee held the position of President of the Royal Numismatic Society^[17].
• John Lee's education included a stint at St John's College^[18].
• John Lee was educated at University of Cambridge^[19].
• John Lee was a member of Royal Society^[20].
• John Lee was a member of Gray's Inn^[21].
• John Lee is recorded as male^[22].
• John Lee's instance of is recorded as human^[23].
• John Lee's Commons category is recorded as John Lee (astronomer)^[24].
• John Lee's family name is recorded as Lee^[25].
• John Lee's given name is recorded as John^[26].
• John Lee's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900^[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded date of birth include April 28, 1783^[2] and January 1, 1783^[11].

Education

Educated at St John's College^[18], a college of the University of Cambridge^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1511^[30] and University of Cambridge^[19], a collegiate university^[31], in United Kingdom^[32], founded in 1209^[33], headquartered in Cambridge^[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astronomer^[5], numismatist^[6], barrister^[7], mathematician^[8], antiquarian^[9], and philanthropist^[15]. John Lee's field of work was astronomy^[16]. He held the position of President of the Royal Numismatic Society^[17].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include February 25, 1866^[4] and January 1, 1866^[12]. John Lee died in Buckinghamshire^[3].

Works and Contributions

Things named for John Lee include Lee^[35], a lunar crater^[36].

Why It Matters

John Lee ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for him include Lee^[35], a lunar crater^[36].

FAQs

Where did John Lee die?

John Lee died in Buckinghamshire^[3].

What did John Lee do for work?

John Lee worked as astronomer^[5], numismatist^[6], barrister^[7], mathematician^[8], and antiquarian^[9].

Where did John Lee go to school?

John Lee was educated at St John's College^[18] and University of Cambridge^[19].