Stephen Leacock

Stephen Leacock

Leacock, c. 1913
Born
Stephen Butler Leacock

30 December 1869
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 Butler Leacock FRSC (30 December 1869 – 28 March 1944) was a Canadian teacher, political scientist, writer, and humourist. From 1915 to 1925, he was the best-known English-speaking humourist in the world.