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  1. Leacock, Stephen Leacock, Stephen Butler Leacocknoun

    Canadian economist best remembered for his humorous writings (1869-1944)

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  1. Stephen Leacock

    Stephen P. H. Butler Leacock (30 December 1869 – 28 March 1944) was a Canadian teacher, political scientist, writer, and humorist. Between the years 1915 and 1925, he was the best-known English-speaking humorist in the world. He is known for his light humour along with criticisms of people's follies.

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  1. stephen leacock

    Stephen Leacock was a renowned Canadian teacher, political scientist, writer, and humorist. Born on December 30, 1869, his most celebrated work is "Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town," which is a collection of humorous stories set in a fictional town. He produced more than thirty books of light-hearted sketches and essays throughout his career. Leacock was awarded the Royal Society of Canada's Lorne Pierce Medal in 1937 and has been often compared to American author Mark Twain for his humor writing. He passed away in 1944 but his work continues to be celebrated and remembered.

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  1. Stephen Leacock

    Stephen Butler Leacock, FRSC was an English-born Canadian teacher, political scientist, writer, and humourist. In the early part of the 20th century he was the best-known humorist in the English-speaking world. He is known for his light humour along with criticisms of people’s follies. The Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour was named in his honour.

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    The numerical value of stephen leacock in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

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    The numerical value of stephen leacock in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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