The Greatest 19th Century Essayists

Birthdate: November 28, 1832

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Kensington Gore, London, England

Died: February 22, 1904

Sir Leslie Stephen was an English historian, biographer, author, critic, and mountaineer. Leslie Stephen also took an active part in the organized humanist movement, serving as the president of the West London Ethical Society on multiple occasions. He was the father of famous author, Virginia Woolf, and painter, Vanessa Bell.