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J. R. R. Tolkien

English writer and philologist (1892–1973)

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Biography

Nationality
United Kingdom
Ethnicity
English people
Gender
male
Date of birth
January 3, 1892
Occupation
author, translator, historian, illustrator, military officer, university teacher, children's writer, literary critic, novelist, librettist, essayist, philologist, linguist, prose writer, literary historian, writer, teacher, poet
Place of birth
Bloemfontein
Country of birth
South Africa
Date of death
September 2, 1973 (81 years)