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Satirist, initially educated for the medical profession at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, London where he became friends with the illustrator John Leech. He and Leech found their real calling in comic literature, and they banded together in 1840 to produce three books: The Comic Latin Grammar, The Comic English Grammar, and The Fiddle-Faddle Fashion Book. Leigh and Leech were recruited to Punch on its formation in 1841 and Leigh went on to become its deputy editor under Mark Lemon.
Born: 1813 in Haddington, Scotland, United Kingdom
Died: 1889
Nationality: British
Gender: Male