- English children's author and creator of Doctor Doolittle. He was educated at Mount St. Mary's College in Sheffield and received initial training as a civil engineer. He saw action with the Irish Guards in World War I, conceiving his famous character while in the trenches.
- Served in the British army during World War I, fighting in Flanders and France. He was seriously wounded in battle and received a medical discharge.
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