Ida Lee | |
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 Lee in 1915 | |
| Born | Ida Louisa Lee 11 February 1865 Kelso, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 3 October 1943 (aged 78) Norwich, Norfolk, England |
| Occupation | Historian and poet |
| Notable works | Commodore Sir John Hayes, his Voyage and Life (1912) |
| Relatives | George Lee (father) |
Ida Louisa Lee, (11 February 1865 — 3 October 1943), historian and poet, was born at Kelso, New South Wales. She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (FRGS) in 1914[1] and an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Australian Historical Society (Hon. FRAHS). Lee wrote a number of historical texts, some of which contain previously unpublished material.[2]
Lee was the third child of grazier and politician, George Lee, and Louisa (née Kite). On a visit to England, Lee married Charles John Bruce Marriott (1861–1936) on 14 October 1891 at the parish church, Felixstowe, Suffolk.[2]
- ^ "Social Gossip". Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954). 11 January 1914. p. 19. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ a b Rutledge, Martha, "Lee, Ida Louisa (1865–1943)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 20 October 2018