James Herriot
Sign in to saveAlso known as James Alfred "Alf" Wight, James Alfred Wight
veterinary surgeon and writer (1916-1995)
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Within Vinony's link graph, James Herriot is referenced by 154 other articles, and connects out to Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, London and World War II.
It is catalogued under topics including 1916 births, 1995 deaths and 20th-century British autobiographers.
Its subject is documented across 26 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 3 October 1916
- Died
- 23 February 1995
- Works
- 206
Top works
- James Herriot's Yorkshine with photographs by Derry Brabbs
- All Things Wise and Wonderful
- If only they could talk
- Best Horse Stories Ever
- Sipure kelavim
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
Known for
- James Herriot's Yorkshire — Self1993
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 296
- Total plays
- 12,712
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/James+Herriot">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alfred
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Sunderland
- Place of death
- Thirsk
- Occupation
- comedian
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Military branch
- Royal Air Force
- Official website
- www.jamesherriot.org/
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- date of death
- 1995-02-23
- Commons category
- James Herriot
- date of birth
- 1916-10-03
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- prostate cancer
- pseudonym
- James Herriot
- name in native language
- James Alfred Wight
- start of work period
- 1966-00-00
Sources (2)
via Wikidata · CC0
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Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
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pound sterling
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County Durham
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North Yorkshire
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Sunderland
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prostate cancer
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Categories
1916 births1995 deaths20th-century British autobiographers20th-century British novelists20th-century pseudonymous writersAlumni of the University of GlasgowBritish children's writersBritish humoristsBritish male novelistsBritish veterinariansDeaths from prostate cancer in EnglandFellows of the Royal College of Veterinary SurgeonsOfficers of the Order of the British EmpirePeople educated at Hillhead High SchoolPeople from SunderlandPeople from ThirskRoyal Air Force airmenRoyal Air Force personnel of World War IIWriters about YorkshireWriters from Tyne and Wear