Faith Community
Anglicanism
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q611727 · wikidata
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William Lee
1550-00-00 – 1614-00-00
Life & Legacy
William Lee (1563–1614) was an English inventor and alleged clergyman who invented the stocking frame knitting machine. Framework knitting, as the use of Lee's machine in stocking production was called, was the first major stage in the mechanisation of the textile industry, a process that 200 years later precipitated the Industrial Revolution.
Occupation & Career
inventor, Anglican priest
Education
St John's College; Christ's College
Faith & Community
Anglicanism
Legacy Highlights
Church
Anglicanism
Education & Institutions
Christ's College · St John's College
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Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q611727 — wikidata View source
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