Stephen Leacock
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Stephen P. H. Butler Leacock FRSC (30 December 1869 ā 28 March 1944) was a Canadian teacher, political scientist, writer, and humourist. Between the years 1915 and 1925, he was the best-known English-speaking humourist in the world.[1] He is known for his light humour along with criticisms of people's follies.[2]
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Born | Stephen P. H. Butler Leacock 30 December 1869 Swanmore, Hampshire, England |
Died | 28 March 1944(1944-03-28) (aged 74) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Language | English |
Education | Upper Canada College |
Alma mater | University of Toronto University of Chicago |
Genre | Humour |
Subject | Sciences |
Notable works | Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town, Arcadian Adventures With the Idle Rich, My financial career |
Notable awards | Lorne Pierce Medal, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada |
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