# Brian Sinclair

> Wallace Brian Vaughan Sinclair was a British veterinary surgeon who worked for a time with his elder brother Donald, and Donald's business partner, Alf Wight. Wight wrote a series of semi-autobiographical novels under the pen name James Herriot, with Brian and Donald appearing in fictional form as brothers Tristan and Siegfried Farnon. The novels were adapted in two films and television series under the name All Creatures Great and Small. Tristan was portrayed as a charming rogue who was still studying veterinary medicine in the early books, constantly having to re-take examinations because of his lack of application, often found in the pub, and provoking tirades from his bombastic elder brother Siegfried.

*Veterinary surgeon, subject in James Herriot novels (1915-1988)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/brian-sinclair

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Born:** 1915-09-27
- **Died:** 1988-12-13
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Wallace Brian Vaughan Sinclair was a British veterinary surgeon who worked for a time with his elder brother Donald, and Donald's business partner, Alf Wight. Wight wrote a series of semi-autobiographical novels under the pen name James Herriot, with Brian and Donald appearing in fictional form as brothers Tristan and Siegfried Farnon. The novels were adapted in two films and television series under the name All Creatures Great and Small. Tristan was portrayed as a charming rogue who was still studying veterinary medicine in the early books, constantly having to re-take examinations because of his lack of application, often found in the pub, and provoking tirades from his bombastic elder brother Siegfried.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 50.5
- **Momentum:** 6.2

## Sources
- [Brian Sinclair (veterinary surgeon)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Sinclair_(veterinary_surgeon))
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19664951)

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