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Hugh Lofting

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Hugh Lofting

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Full Name: Hugh John Lofting
Born: January 14, 1886
Maidenhead, Berkshire, England
Died: September 26, 1947
Topanga, California, USA
Occupation: Writer
Nationality: English
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Biography

Hugh Lofting was an English author trained as a civil engineer, who created the classic children's character of Doctor Dolittle. Dolittle first appeared in Lofting's illustrated letters to his children, written from the British Army trenches in World War I.


Works in the WWEnd Database

 Doctor Dolittle

 1. (1920)