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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.
According to one source, "contrary to the stories, Alf Wight met her in a group outing to a local dance. Evidently, he felt she was worth pursuing from the first, though she had a number of boyfriends and admirers." [6] In addition to the primary books listed below, a series of nine James Herriot Children’s Picture Books were published.
A man on Reddit says he was left out of a family photo given to his in-laws for their 30th anniversary — and now he's wondering why. In an anonymous post, the man writes that his wife and all ...
Original name plates for Donald Sinclair (Siegfried Farnon) and Alf Wight (James Herriot) on display at the James Herriot museum in Thirsk, UK. Donald Vaughan Sinclair (22 April 1911 – 28 June 1995) was a British veterinary surgeon who graduated from the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies in 1933.
Authorities failed a mother of five in England whose estranged husband abused her for years before murdering her in 2023, an inquest has found. Lucy-Anne Rushton, 30, of Andover, Hampshire, was ...
As per the section "Redirect" above (last updated 2008) I actually think there is a fair case to be made for this page to be renamed after Wight's real name i.e. Alf (James Alfred) Wight, since really it is a biography of Wight; if it were a biography of "James Herriot" then some things would be different on account of the differences in life ...
Sharing a Google Calendar to manage our family schedules has saved us from so many fights. My husband and I take equal responsibility for it.
23 Kirkgate, Thirsk, the former veterinary surgery of Sinclair, his brother Donald, and James "Alf" Wight (James Herriot) Sinclair was born at Harrogate on 27 September 1915. [ 1 ] His father, James, [ 2 ] was the son of a crofter who had moved from the Isle of Sanday in the late 19th century. [ 3 ]