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

linguist, poet, university teacher, children's writer, translator, literary critic, essayist, military officer, author, writer, historian, illustrator, teacher, prose writer, philologist, novelist, librettist, literary historian

Place of birth

Bloemfontein

Country of birth

South Africa

Date of death

September 2, 1973 (81 years)