The seismological community has lost one of its leaders and pioneers who led the creation of modern seismic networks while maintaining a sharp focus on the importance and value of the early instrumental and historical record. William “Willie” Hung Kang Lee was also a pioneer in such global seismology fields as seismic tomography. The Earth science literature abounds with his papers on diverse subjects under his frequently used moniker, W. H. K. Lee.

Willie was born in wartime Guangxie, southern China on October 6, 1940, the sixth of seven children. His family fled to Macao in 1950 and then to...

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