# William Gilbert Rees

> William Gilbert Rees was an explorer, surveyor, and early settler in Central Otago, New Zealand. He and fellow explorer Nicholas von Tunzelmann were the first Europeans to settle the Wakatipu basin. Rees is regarded as the founder of Queenstown.

*Founder of Queenstown, New Zealand (1827-1898)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/william-gilbert-rees

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Athlete ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131))
- **Category:** Athletes
- **Born:** 1827-04-06
- **Died:** 1898-10-31
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 40.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.7 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 6.1 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 40.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [ولیم گلبرٹ ریس](https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%85_%DA%AF%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%B9_%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%B3)
- [ويليام جيلبيرت ريس](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%AA_%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B3)
- [William Gilbert Rees](https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Gilbert_Rees)
- [William Gilbert Rees](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Gilbert_Rees)
- [William Gilbert Rees](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Gilbert_Rees)
- [William Gilbert Rees](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Gilbert_Rees)
- [William Gilbert Rees](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Gilbert_Rees)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8009876)

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