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the man in asbestos 韩孟迪 authur Stephen Leacock Stephen Leacock Stephen Butler Leacock FRSC (30 December 1869 – 28 March 1944) was an English-born Canadian teacher, political scientist, writer, and humorist. In the early part of the 20th century he was the best-known humorist in the English-speaking world.The Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour was named in his honour. RSC Frsc;The Royal Society of Canada (La Société royale du Canada) also known as RSC: The Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada political science Political science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, nation, government, and politics and policies of government. Political science intersects with other fields; including economics, law, sociology, history, anthropology, public administration, public policy, national politics, international relations, comparative politics, psychology, political organization, and political theory. The Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour It is an annual literary award presented to the best work of humorous literature in English by a Canadian writer. The award is a tribute to well-known Canadian humorist Stephen Leacock(1869–1944), and is accompanied by a cash prize of $15,000 (CAD). It is presented each year during a banquet ceremony in Leacock’s hometown of Orillia,Ontario. sunshine sketches of a little town This 1946 adaptation of Stephen Leacock1s timeless tale is set in Mariposa, a fictional town on the shore of magnificent Lake Wissanotti. This story depicts the comedy of day-to-day life in a bustling small town. This dramatization tells of the amazing foreordained attachment of Peter Pupkin, junior teller in the Exchange Bank in Mariposa, and Zena Pepperleigh, old Judge Pepperleigh1s daughter. * Born Stephen Butler Leacock 30 December 1869 Swanmore, Hampshire Died 28 March 1944 (aged 74) Toronto, Ontario Language English Nationality Canadian Genres Humour Notable work(s) Sunshine Sketches of a Little