Stephen Leacock

Stephen Leacock

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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. He is known for his light humour along with criticisms of people's follies.

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Stephen Leacock was born on Thursday, 30 December 1869 in Swanmore, Hampshire, England. He was best known as an economist. Leacock's country of citizenship (nationality) was Canadian. He died on Tuesday, 28 March 1944 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the age of 74. His zodiac star sign was Capricorn.

You can find people similar to Stephen Leacock by visiting our lists Maclean's writers and editors and Persons of National Historic Significance (Canada).

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Stephen Leacock is known for his role in the TV movie Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town (2012) as (book).

He is also known for his role in the film My Financial Career (1962) as (by).

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