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Sir Leslie Stephen KCB FBA (28 November 1832 – 22 February 1904) was an English author, critic, historian, biographer, mountaineer, and an early humanist activist. He was also the father of Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell .
Sir Leslie Stephen was an English critic, man of letters, and the first editor of the Dictionary of National Biography. A member of a distinguished intellectual family, Stephen was educated at Eton, at King’s College, London, and at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where he was elected to a fellowship in.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Learn about the life and works of Sir Leslie Stephen, the first editor of the Dictionary of National Biography and a prolific author and journalist. He was also a keen alpinist, a friend of George Meredith and James Russell Lowell, and the father of Virginia Woolf.
Leslie Stephen was a prominent agnostic writer and editor in the UK, who founded the Dictionary of National Biography and the Ethical Society. He was also the father of Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell, and a pioneer of freethinking and humanism.
Jun 27, 2024 · Leslie Stephen (1832–1904), the founding Editor of the Dictionary of National Biography, was one of the leading literary figures of the nineteenth century. Stephen, the father of artist Vanessa Bell and writer Virginia Woolf, began his career writing for London publications before being appointed Editor of The Cornhill Magazine in 1881.
- Frederic William Maitland, Leslie Stephen
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May 23, 2018 · Leslie Stephen was born in London on Nov. 28, 1832, the son of Sir James Stephen, a leading Evangelical and distinguished undersecretary in the Colonial Office. By birth and education Leslie was a member of the Victorian intellectual aristocracy, and his upbringing was typical of his class and time.
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Nov 26, 2012 · Learn about Leslie Stephen, the father of Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell, who was a distinguished critic, author, and pioneering alpinist in the golden age of mountaineering. Discover his adventures, achievements, and legacy in this article by Alex Siskin.
