# David Lee

_American physicist and Nobel Prize laureate_

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Last updated: 2026-11-01

> David Morris Lee is an American physicist who shared the 1996 Nobel Prize in Physics with Robert C. Richardson and Douglas Osheroff "for their discovery of superfluidity in helium-3." Lee is professor emeritus of physics at Cornell University and distinguished professor of physics at Texas A&M University.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 20 January 1931 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q201853#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Rye ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q201853#P19))
- **Citizenship:** United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q201853#P27))
- **Occupation:** physicist; university teacher ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q201853#P106))
- **Education:** Harvard University; Yale University; University of Connecticut ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q201853#P69))
- **Awards:** Guggenheim Fellowship; Nobel Prize in Physics; Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize; Wilbur Cross Medal; Fellow of the American Physical Society; Honorary doctorate of the University of Florida; honorary doctorate from Joseph Fourier University; Simon Memorial Prize ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q201853#P166))

## Questions

**When was David Lee born?**  
David Lee was born on 20 January 1931 in Rye.

**Where did David Lee study?**  
David Lee was educated at Harvard University, Yale University, University of Connecticut.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): David Lee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lee_(physicist)) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q201853](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q201853) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Nobel Laureate David Morris Lee in 2007.jpg by Kenneth C. Zirkel (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nobel_Laureate_David_Morris_Lee_in_2007.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"David Lee". DigiNepal. Last updated 1 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/david-lee. Retrieved 7 November 2026.