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Stephen P. H. Butler Leacock FRSC (30 December 1869 – 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 ]
Stephen Leacock (born Dec. 30, 1869, Swanmore, Hampshire, Eng.—died March 28, 1944, Toronto, Ont., Can.) was an internationally popular Canadian humorist, educator, lecturer, and author of more than 30 books of lighthearted sketches and essays.
Jun 17, 2010 · Stephen Leacock was the English-speaking world’s best-known humorist between 1915 and 1925. He was awarded the Mark Twain Medal for humour, the Royal Society of Canada ’s Lorne Pierce Medal and the Governor General’s Literary Award for non-fiction.
Pen Name: Stephen Leacock. Born: 30 December 1869. Died: Died 28 March 1944. Stephen Butler Leacock (December 1869 – March 1944) was born in England and moved to Canada when he was six years old. He became a Canadian teacher, political scientist, writer, and humorist.
Stephen P. H. Butler Leacock, (30 December 1869 – 28 March 1944) was a Canadian teacher, political scientist, writer, and humorist. Between the years 1915 and 1925, he was the best-known English-speaking humorist in the world.
Stephen Butler Leacock (1869-1944), Canadian author, will long be remembered for his best-selling book Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town (1912)as well as the numerous awards and honours he received during his illustrious lifetime as author, professor, lecturer and humourist.
Nov 27, 2021 · Stephen Leacock (1869-1944) shared Mark Twain’s gift for public speaking, had as good a concept of the absurd as Twain and, indeed, was described as the most popular humorist in America since...
