MacEdward Leach

United States folklorist (1892-1967)
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Summary

MacEdward Leach was born on January 1, 1892[1]. He died on January 1, 1967[2]. He worked as a literary scholar[3], folklorist[4], university teacher[5], and folklore collector[6].

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: January 1, 1896[7]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[8]
  • Sex or gender: male[9]
  • Family name: Leach[10]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[11]
  • Writing language: English[12]
  • Collection items at: The MacEdward Leach Collection of Songs of Atlantic Canada[13]

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What did MacEdward Leach do for work?

MacEdward Leach worked as a literary scholar[3], folklorist[4], university teacher[5], and folklore collector[6].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . catalogue.nli.ie. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [2] ↑ . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . catalogue.nli.ie. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . mmap.mun.ca. Retrieved . mmap.mun.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Jerimee · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 1
    Wikidata description → United States folklorist (1892-1967)
    Collection items at → The MacEdward Leach Collection of Songs of Atlantic Canada
    Occupation → literary scholar, folklorist, university teacher +1
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  2. 21d ago · 本日晴天 · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nacsis-cat author id → DA04337877
    Libraries australia id → 35295716
    Rero id (legacy) → A003504758
    Cinii research id → 1980586434769797529
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  3. 5w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → +1892-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1896-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Country of citizenship → United States
    Sex or gender → male
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