Stephen Leacock
Stephen Leacock Born Stephen P. H Butler Leacock 30 December 1869 Swanmore, Hampshire, England Died 28 March 1944(1944-03-28) (aged 74) Toronto, Ontario, Canada Language English Nationality Canadian Ethnicity Caucasian Citizenship Canadian subject Education Upper Canada College Alma mater University of Toronto University of Chicago Genre Humour Subject Sciences Notable works Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town, Arcadian Adventures With the Idle Rich Notable awards Lorne Pierce Medal, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Stephen P. H Butler Leacock, FRSC (30 December 1869 – 28 March 1944) was a Canadian teacher, political scientist, writer, and humourist. Between the years 1910 and 1925, he was the most widely read English-speaking author in the 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.