James Herriot

James Herriot
James Alfred "Alf" Wight, OBE, FRCVS, known by the pen name James Herriot, was a British veterinary surgeon and writer, who used his many years of experiences as a veterinary surgeon to write a series of books each consisting of stories about animals and their owners. He is best known for these semi-autobiographical works, beginning with All Creatures Great and Small in 1972. The British television series adapted from the books is also titled All Creatures Great and Small...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth3 October 1916
If you decide to become a veterinary surgeon you will never grow rich, but you will have a life of endless interest and variety.
If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans.
I hope to make people realise how totally helpless animals are, how dependent on us, trusting as a child must be that we will be kind and take care of their needs.