Universitatea bucureşteană îşi are originea în vechea Academie Domnească, întemeiată cu 270 de ani în urmă de către domnitorul Constantin Brîncoveanu, la îndemnul învăţatului stolnic Constantin Cantacuzino.
James Alfred "Alf" Wight, OBE, FRCVS (3 October 1916 – 23 February 1995), known by the pen name James Herriot, was a British veterinary surgeon and writer, who used his many years of experiences as a veterinary surgeon to write a series of books each consisting of stories about animals and their owners.[1] He is best known for these semi-autobiographical works, beginning with All Creatures Great and Small in 1972. The British television series adapted from the books is also titled All Creatures Great and Small.