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)
found: Wikipedia, viewed Oct. 17, 2024:Leslie Stephen (Sir Leslie Stephen KCB FBA (28 November 1832 - 22 February 1904) was an English author, critic, historian, biographer, mountaineer, and an Ethical movement activist. He was also the father of Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell. Sir Leslie Stephen came from a distinguished intellectual family, and was born at a house on Kensington Gore, later 42 Hyde Park Gate, in London, the son of Sir James Stephen and his wife, Jane Catherine (née Venn). He died in Kensington and is buried in the eastern section of Highgate Cemetery in the raised section alongside the northern path. ) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Stephen
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1980-06-09: new
2024-10-18: revised
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