Who Does Siegfried Farnon Marry? – Celebrity
Emily Wilson
Updated on May 23, 2026
Who is Siegfried Farnon?
The fictional character Siegfried Farnon is portrayed as outspoken, opinionated, bossy, quick to lose his temper, and also quick to blow over. He is nonetheless basically good-hearted and an animal lover, fond of riding, and infuriated by any suspicion of deliberate cruelty to animals.
When Sinclair was to leave for RAF training, he gave Wight all the practice’s income in return for looking after it during his absence. His brother, Brian Sinclair (Tristan in the books), was not then qualified.
Donald Vaughan Sinclair (22 April 1911 – 28 June 1995) was a British veterinary surgeon who graduated from the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies in 1933. He was made famous as the inspiration for the eccentric character Siegfried Farnon in the semi-autobiographical books of James Herriot …
However, Hardy reminisced that Sinclair hated the way that Hardy played him, and that, as Hardy claimed, Sinclair was wholly unaware of his own eccentricities. They subsequently became friends, Sinclair forgiving Hardy, and Hardy has said that “I always wished I’d known him before …
It would have helped me to perfect a much more interesting character.”. Alf Wight’s son Jim wrote in his book The Real James Herriot that Sinclair’s character in the novels was considerably toned down, and that Sinclair was even more eccentric than the Herriot books portrayed. In an interview in 2017, Jim Wight said that “One of the misconceptions …
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