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Hugh Lofting

14 January 1886 - 26 September 1947

Hugh John Lofting was a British author, trained as a civil engineer, who created the character of Doctor Dolittle — one of the classics of children's literature. Hugh Lofting's doctor from Puddleby-on-the-Marsh who could speak to animals first saw light in the author's illustrated letters to children, written from the trenches during World War I when actual news, he later said, was either too horrible or too dull. (Source)

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December 5, 2010 Edited by Alan Millar merge authors
May 28, 2010 Edited by Lance Arthur Add bio, dates, photo
May 28, 2010 Edited by Lance Arthur Added new photo
September 9, 2008 Edited by RenameBot fix author name
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import