Background
Lofting, Hugh was born on January 14, 1886 in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. Son of John Brien and Elizabeth Agnes (Gannon) Lofting.
Lofting, Hugh was born on January 14, 1886 in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. Son of John Brien and Elizabeth Agnes (Gannon) Lofting.
Student Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1904-1905, London Polytechnic, 1906-1907.
1 son, Christopher Clement. Civ. engineer until 1912. Settled in the United States, 1912.
Officer in British Army, 1916.
In Flanders and France, 1917-1918. Wounded, June 1917. Author: The Story of Doctor Dolittle, 1920.
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle, 1922 (awarded Newbery medal). The Story of Mistress Tubbs, 1923.
Doctor Dolittle’s Post Office, 1923.
Doctor Dolittle’s Circus, 1924. Porridge Poetry, 1924. Doctor Dolittle’s Zoo, 1925.
Doctor Dolittle’s Caravan, 1926.
Doctor Dolittle’s Garden, 1927. Doctor Dolittle in the Moon, 1928.
Noisy Nora, 1929. The Twilight of Magic, 1930.
Gub Gub’s Book, 1932. Doctor Dolittle’s Return, 1933.
Tommy, Tilly and Mistress Tubbs, 1937. Victory for the Slain, 1942.
Doctor Dolittle and the Secret Lake (published posthumously), 1948.
Clubs: Players, Dutch Treat.
Married Flora Small, February 22, 1912 (died March 1927). Married second, Katherine Harrower, 1928 (died 1928). Children: Elizabeth Mary, Colin MacMahon.