William Lee

Summary

William Lee is a human^[1]. He was born on +1550-00-00T00:00:00Z^[2]. He passed away in Paris^[3]. He died on +1614-00-00T00:00:00Z^[4]. He worked as an inventor^[5] and Anglican priest^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• William Lee died in Paris^[3].
• William Lee was born on +1550-00-00T00:00:00Z^[2].
• William Lee died on +1614-00-00T00:00:00Z^[4].
• William Lee held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[8].
• William Lee's professions included inventor^[5].
• William Lee's professions included Anglican priest^[6].
• William Lee's education included a stint at St John's College^[9].
• William Lee was educated at Christ's College^[10].
• William Lee's religion is recorded as Anglicanism^[11].
• William Lee is recorded as male^[12].
• William Lee's instance of is recorded as human^[13].
• William Lee's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0c9xpf^[14].
• William Lee's family name is recorded as Lee^[15].
• William Lee's given name is recorded as William^[16].
• William Lee's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900^[17].
• William Lee's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• William Lee's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[19].
• William Lee's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 16314^[20].
• William Lee's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as biography/William-Lee^[21].
• William Lee's Six Degrees of Francis Bacon ID is recorded as 10007270^[22].
• William Lee's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Lee-15722^[23].

Body

Origins and Family

William Lee was born on +1550-00-00T00:00:00Z^[2].

Education

Educated at St John's College^[9], a college of the University of Cambridge^[24], in United Kingdom^[25], founded in 1511^[26] and Christ's College^[10], a college of the University of Cambridge^[27], in United Kingdom^[28], founded in 1505^[29], headquartered in Cambridge^[30].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include inventor^[5] and Anglican priest^[6].

Personal Life

William Lee's religion is recorded as Anglicanism^[11].

Death and Burial

William Lee died on +1614-00-00T00:00:00Z^[4]. He passed away in Paris^[3].

Why It Matters

William Lee ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31]

He is credited with the discovery of stocking frame^[32] and knitting machine^[33], a mechanical device^[34].

FAQs

Where did William Lee die?

William Lee died in Paris^[3].

What did William Lee do for work?

William Lee worked as inventor^[5] and Anglican priest^[6].

Where did William Lee go to school?

William Lee was educated at St John's College^[9] and Christ's College^[10].

What did William Lee discover?

William Lee is credited as discoverer of stocking frame^[32] and knitting machine^[33].