Stephen Leacock Biography
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Stephen
Butler Leacock was a Canadian author. He was born on 30th December, 1869
at Swanmore, Hants in England. At the age of 6 (in the year 1875), Stephen’s
parents migrated to Canada and became the citizens there.
Stephen
was a very good student and proved brilliant in his academic attainments. At
the age of 22, he graduated from the Toronto University. He obtained his PhD
degree in Political Economy from the University of Chicago in 1903.
Leacock
was a reputed academician. He was elected the Professor of Political Science at
McGill University and worked in that capacity from 1903 to 1936. He became also
the fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1910. He was a visiting professor
of different Universities in the British Commonwealth.
Leacock
was also an author of repute. He had a number of serious works on Political
Science and Economics. He was widely known and popular as a humorist. His
humorous writings reveal his quality as a prose author. He passed away on 28th March,
1944 in Toronto, Canada.
Publications
Elements
of Political Science, The British Empire, Canada : Foundations of Its Future,
Montreal : Seaport and City, Literary Lapses, Nonsense Novels, Behind the
beyond, Moonbeams from the Larger Lunancy, The Hohenzollerns in America,
Winsome Winnie, My Discovery of England, Over the Footlights, College Days, The
Iron Man and The Tin Woman, Laugh with Leacock, Wet Wit and Dry Humour, etc.
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