Elizabeth Lee

Elizabeth Lee (1857/8–8 July 1920) was an English teacher, literary critic, biographer and translator. She was secretary of the English Association for five years in the early twentieth century and was awarded the honour of Officier d'Académie by the French government for her work in education. She was the sister of Sir Sidney Lee and, under his editorship, wrote several biographies of women for the Dictionary of National Biography. Her other writings covered the subjects of education, French literature and biographies.

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Birth dateJanuary 01, 1857
Birth place
London , United Kingdom
Nationality
United Kingdom
Date of deathJuly 08, 1920
Place of death
London , Kensington , United Kingdom
Education
Queen's College London
Relatives
Sidney Lee
Known for
Dictionary of National Biography

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