Stephen Butler Leacock (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.

Early life

Stephen Leacock was born on 30 December 1869 in Swanmore, a village near Southampton in Southern England. He was the third of the eleven children born to (Walter) Peter Leacock (1834-1940),

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