Leacock,Stephen Butler

Leacock,Stephen Butler
Lea·cock (lēʹkŏk'), Stephen Butler. 1869-1944.
Canadian economist who is best remembered for his humorous writing, contained in volumes such as Literary Lapses (1910) and Nonsense Novels (1911).

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  • Leacock, Stephen (Butler) — (30 dic. 1869, Swanmore, Hampshire, Inglaterra–28 mar. 1944, Toronto, Ontario, Canadá). Escritor y conferencista canadiense nacido en Gran Bretaña. Emigró a Canadá con sus padres a los seis años de edad. A pesar de que enseñó economía y ciencias… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Leacock, Stephen (Butler) — born Dec. 30, 1869, Swanmore, Hampshire, Eng. died March 28, 1944, Toronto, Ont., Can. British born Canadian writer and lecturer. He immigrated to Canada with his parents at age six. Though he taught economics and political science at McGill… …   Universalium

  • Leacock, Stephen — ▪ Canadian author in full  Stephen Butler Leacock  born Dec. 30, 1869, Swanmore, Hampshire, Eng. died March 28, 1944, Toronto, Ont., Can.  internationally popular Canadian humorist, educator, lecturer, and author of more than 30 books of… …   Universalium

  • Stephen Butler Leacock — noun Canadian economist best remembered for his humorous writings (1869 1944) • Syn: ↑Leacock, ↑Stephen Leacock • Instance Hypernyms: ↑economist, ↑economic expert, ↑humorist, ↑humourist …   Useful english dictionary

  • Stephen Leacock — Stephen Butler Leacock, Ph.D , FRSC (30 December 1869 ndash; 28 March 1944) was a Canadian writer and economist. Early lifeBorn in Swanmore, Hampshire, England, at the age of six Leacock and his family moved to Canada, settling on a farm in Egypt …   Wikipedia

  • LEACOCK (S. B.) — LEACOCK STEPHEN BUTLER (1869 1944) C’est en Angleterre, à Swanmore (Hampshire), qu’est né Stephen Butler Leacock. Sa famille émigre au Canada en 1876, et s’installe dans la région du lac Simcoe, en Ontario. Malgré les modestes ressources de la… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Butler — Butler, Nicholas Murray Butler, Samuel * * * (as used in expressions) Butler, Benjamin F(ranklin) Butler, Joseph Butler, Nicholas M(urray) Butler, R(ichard) A(usten), barón de Saffron Walden Butler, Samuel James Butler Hickok Leacock, Stephen… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Leacock — (Stephen Butler) (1869 1944), écrivain canadien d expression anglaise célèbre pour ses récits humoristiques: Nonsense Novels (1911), Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich (1914) …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Stephen Leacock — Demande de traduction Stephen Leacock → S …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Leacock — noun Canadian economist best remembered for his humorous writings (1869 1944) • Syn: ↑Stephen Leacock, ↑Stephen Butler Leacock • Instance Hypernyms: ↑economist, ↑economic expert, ↑humorist, ↑humourist …   Useful english dictionary

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