Lee, John, 1779-1859

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Birth 1779-11-22
Death 1859-05-02

Biographical notes:

Lee, John (1779-1859), principal of Edinburgh University, entered Edinburgh University, 1794; MD, 1801; licensed as a preacher, 1807; professor of church history at St Mary's College, St Andrews, 1812-21; minister of the Canongate Church, Edinburgh, 1821; DD, St Andrews, 1821; chaplain-in-ordinary to the king, 1830; principal of Edinburgh University, 1840-59; professor of divinity, 1843-59; especially learned in Scottish literary and ecclesiastical history.

From the guide to the Lee Papers, 1638-1859, (National Library of Scotland)

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Subjects:

  • Booksellers and bookselling
  • Library catalogs
  • Church history
  • Clergy
  • Manuscripts
  • Monarchy
  • Sermons
  • Theology

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  • Scotland (as recorded)
  • Aberdeen (Scotland) (as recorded)
  • Scotland (as recorded)
  • Scotland (as recorded)

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