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 Lee wrote a number of historical texts, some of which contain previously unpublished material.[2]

Ida Lee

Lee in 1915
Lee in 1915
BornIda Louisa Lee
(1865-02-11)11 February 1865
Kelso, New South Wales, Australia
Died3 October 1943(1943-10-03) (aged 78)
Norwich, Norfolk, England
OccupationHistorian and poet
Notable worksCommodore Sir John Hayes, his Voyage and Life (1912)
RelativesGeorge Lee (father)

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]

Bibliography

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Non-fiction

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Poetry

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  • Songs and Verse (189?)
  • The Bush Fire and Other Verses (1897)

References

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  1. ^ "Social Gossip". Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954). 11 January 1914. p. 19. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b Rutledge, Martha, "Lee, Ida Louisa (1865–1943)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 20 October 2018
  3. ^ "Review of Commodore Sir John Hayes by Ida Lee". The Athenaeum (4456): 329. 22 March 1913.

Further reading

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  • Adelaide, Debra (1988) Australian women writers: a bibliographic guide, London, Pandora
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