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Charles Godfrey Leland
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"Charles Leland" redirects here. For the Ohio politician and judge, see Charles A. Leland.
Charles Godfrey Leland (August 15, 1824 – March 20, 1903) was an American humorist and folklorist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was educated at Princeton University and in Europe.
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Born | (1824-08-15)August 15, 1824 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | March 20, 1903(1903-03-20) (aged 78) |
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Leland worked in journalism, travelled extensively, and became interested in folklore and folk linguistics. He published books and articles on American and European languages and folk traditions. He worked in a wide variety of trades, achieved recognition as the author of the comic Hans Breitmann’s Ballads,[1] and fought in two conflicts. He wrote Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches, which became a primary source text for Neopaganism half a century later.