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James Alfred Wight OBE FRCVS (3 October 1916 – 23 February 1995), better known by his pen name James Herriot, was a British veterinary surgeon and author. Born in Sunderland, Wight graduated from Glasgow Veterinary College in 1939, returning to England to become a veterinary surgeon in Yorkshire, where he practised for almost 50 years.
Jun 21, 2024 · James Herriot (born October 3, 1916, Sunderland, Durham, England—died February 23, 1995, Thirlby, near Thirsk, Yorkshire) was a British veterinarian and writer.
James Herriot is the pen name of James Alfred (“Alf”) Wight, Yorkshire veterinarian and bestselling author. Watching or reading his All Creatures Great and Small, we feel like...
James Alfred “Alf” Wight is the authentic Yorkshire vet and with the help of his children, Jim Wight and Rosie Page, we learn exactly which of these beloved and unconventional characters are...
Feb 19, 2021 · James Alfred Wight, better known by his pen name, James Herriot, shared his experiences as a country vet in a series of beloved books. But the stories were never precisely autobiographical....
Timeline. James Herriot born James Alfred Wight in Sunderland England, October 3, 1916. Moved to Glasgow, Scotland as child, late October 1916. Attended Yoker Primary School, August 1921 – June 1928. Attended Hillhead High School, September 1928 – 30 June 1933. Contracts diptheria in 1932. Graduated Glasgow Veterinary College on Dec 14, 1939.
James Herriot is the pen name of James Alfred Wight, OBE, FRCVS also known as Alf Wight, an English veterinary surgeon and writer. Wight is best known for his semi-autobiographical stories, often referred to collectively as All Creatures Great and Small, a title used in some editions and in film and television adaptations.
James Herriot was a pen name chosen by British veterinarian, James Alfred Wight. The pseudonym made sense as the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons frowned on members who advertised....
Mar 1, 2021 · Mon Mar 1 2021 - 06:00. Beginning at the age of 50, the beloved vet James Alfred Wight led a double life. By day he tended to animals in and around the English village where he lived, and...
Dec 4, 2023 · All Creatures Great and Small, James Herriot's wartime veterinary memoir, is now a television series starring Nicholas Ralph, Samuel West, Anna Madeley, Rachel Shenton and Callum Woodhouse. James Herriot's books are classic memoirs: feisty, funny and entrancing.
