Stephen Leacock

Stephen Leacock

Leacock, c. 1913
Leacock, c. 1913
BornStephen P. H. Butler Leacock
30 December 1869
Swanmore, Hampshire, England
Died28 March 1944(1944-03-28) (aged 74)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
LanguageEnglish
EducationUpper Canada College
Alma materUniversity of Toronto
University of Chicago
GenreHumour
SubjectSciences
Notable worksSunshine Sketches of a Little Town, Arcadian Adventures With the Idle Rich, My financial career
Notable awardsLorne Pierce Medal, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

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] He is known for his light humour along with criticisms of people's follies.[2]

  1. ^ Lynch, Gerald. The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Foundation.
  2. ^ Inter. Simple Eng. (Fd. Board, Part II) (2012). My Financial Career. Lahore: Simple publishing. p. 569.