Stephen, Leslie, 1832-1904
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found: His The playground of Europe ... 1871.
found: The life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen ... 1895:t.p. (his brother Leslie Stephen)
found: Concise DNB(Stephen, Sir Leslie, 1832-1904)
found: Dictionary of national biography, 1998:t.p. (Sir Leslie Stephen)
found: Oxford DNB online, 11 June 2013(Sir Leslie Stephen, author, literary critic, and first editor of the Dictionary of National Biography; born 28 November 1832; he was for a decade prominent in the life of Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where he was ordained a priest (later renounced); aside from his pastoral work, he taught some mathematics, and coached and participated in rowing and athletics; he joined the Alpine Club in 1858, becoming president for three years from 1865, and was soon reckoned to be among the first rank of English alpinists; he left Cambridge in 1864 and moved to London where he began a literary career, leading to his editorship of the Dictionary of National Biography; died 22 February 1904)
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1980-06-09: new
2023-09-09: revised
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