John Lee (university principal)

John Lee (university principal)

John Lee (1779–1859) was a British academic and polymath and was the principal of the University of Edinburgh from 1840 to 1859. He was also a Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.

Lee House in Pollock Halls of Residence is named after him.


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