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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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History Created April 1, 2008 · 5 revisions
| 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 |