Sir Sidney Lee

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biographer editor human literary scholar

Sir Sidney Lee was a British biographer and literary scholar best known for his extensive work on Shakespeare and for helping shape authoritative reference works on notable figures.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	biographer → editor → human → literary scholar →
alternativeName	Solomon Lazarus Lee →
awardReceived	knighthood →
countryOfCitizenship	England → United Kingdom →
dateOfBirth	1859-12-05 →
dateOfDeath	1926-03-03 →
educatedAt	City of London School →
employer	Dictionary of National Biography →
ethnicGroup	Jewish people →
familyName	Lee →
fieldOfWork	English literature → Shakespeare studies → biographical writing →
genre	biography → literary criticism →
givenName	Sidney →
honorificPrefix	Sir →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
memberOf	British Academy →
notableFor	editorial work on the Dictionary of National Biography → scholarship on William Shakespeare →
notableWork	A Life of Shakespeare → Dictionary of National Biography → Great Englishmen of the Sixteenth Century → Life of William Shakespeare → Shakespeare and the Modern Stage →
occupation	academic → biographer → editor → literary critic →
placeOfBirth	London → United Kingdom →
placeOfDeath	London → United Kingdom →
positionHeld	assistant editor of the Dictionary of National Biography → editor of the Dictionary of National Biography → professor of English language and literature at East London College →
sexOrGender	male →
wrote	A Life of Shakespeare → Great Englishmen of the Sixteenth Century → King Edward VII: A Biography → Life of William Shakespeare → Shakespeare and the Modern Stage →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Dictionary of National Biography →	editor