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Stephen Leacock was born on 30 December, 1869 in Swanmore, Hampshire, England, UK, is a writer. Discover Stephen Leacock's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 74 years old?
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74 years old |
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30 December 1869 |
Birthday |
30 December |
Birthplace |
Swanmore, Hampshire, England, UK |
Date of death |
28 March, 1944 |
Died Place |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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United Kingdom
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Stephen Leacock Height, Weight & Measurements
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Stephen Leacock Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Stephen Leacock worth at the age of 74 years old? Stephen Leacock’s income source is mostly from being a successful Writer. He is from United Kingdom. We have estimated Stephen Leacock's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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A man of seemingly inexhaustible talents, Stephen Butler Leacock (born December 30, 1869) easily juggled being a humorist, essayist, teacher, political economist, lecturer, and historian.
With her devoted support and guidance, he did well in school, and graduated in 1887 as Head Boy from Upper Canada College. He received a B. A.
from the University of Toronto in 1891. During this time, he wrote humorous articles for magazines for extra income.
In 1900, he married Beatrix Hamilton, daughter of a well-to-do Toronto businessman.
His first book, "Elements of Political Science" (1906), was also his best-selling book during his prolific writing career.
Among his professional accomplishments, Leacock was appointed to full professor at McGill University in 1908. He was also appointed William Dow Professor of Political Economy and chair of the Department of Economics and Political Science, a position he held for 30 years until his forced retirement at age 65. Leacock's prolific written observations--sharp, funny, and timely--were critically applauded and loved by the public.
He published what many consider his literary masterpiece, "Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town," in 1912.
At the height of his career from 1915 through 1925, Leacock was undeniably the English-speaking world's best-known humorist. His parents, Peter Leacock and Agnes Emma Butler, had been secretly married; Agnes was three years older than her new husband. When Leacock was about 7, his large family (ultimately ten brothers and sisters) moved to Canada and settled on a 100-acre farm. Despite living a hard life on the farm, and having a charming but shiftless alcoholic father, Leacock was fortunate in that his mother believed strongly in a good education.
Her death from breast cancer in 1925 grieved him greatly, but he kept his anguish private, and spearheaded fundraisers to aid cancer research.
Leacock wrote two excellent biographies: "Mark Twain," published in 1932, and "Charles Dickens, His Life and Work," in 1933.
In 1935, he published "Humour: Its Theory and Technique.
" He died of throat cancer in 1944, leaving his autobiography, "The Boy I Left Behind Me," unfinished.
It was published in 1946. But death did not sweep him from Canada's cherished memory.
He received many awards and honorary degrees, among them the Lorne Pierce Medal; the Leacock Medal for Humour was established in his honor and has been awarded annually since 1947 to the best humorous book by a Canadian author.
To mark the 100th anniversary of Leacock's birth, the government of Canada issued a six-cent stamp in his honor in 1969.