Hugh Lofting

Writing14th January 1886(died at 61)Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, UK15 titles

Hugh John Lofting (14 January 1886 – 26 September 1947) was an English-American writer, trained as a civil engineer, who created the classic children's literature character Doctor Dolittle. The fictional physician talking to animals, based in an English village, first appeared in illustrated letters to his children which Lofting sent from British Army trenches in the First World War. Lofting settled in the United States soon after the war and before his first book was published.

Born

14th January 1886 · Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, UK

Died

26th September 1947

Known for

Writing

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