Sidney Lee

About

Critic and biographer known for biographies like Life of Queen Victoria. He also wrote more than 800 articles in the Dictionary of National Biography. He published 7 original works throughout his career. 

Before Fame

He graduated from Balliol College, Oxford in 1882 with a degree in modern history.

Trivia

He was given knighthood status in 1911. He has original letters that are kept safe in the John Rylands Library in Manchester.

Family Life

His sister is teacher and literary critic Elizabeth Lee.

Associated With

He edited an edition of the complete works of William Shakespeare in 1906.