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J. R. R. Tolkien
AuthorBooks · Second hand1892-1973
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English writer and academic philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1954–1955).
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About J. R. R. Tolkien
Birth
1892
Death
1973
First book
1937
Years writing
36
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English writer and academic philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1954–1955).
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Biography adapted from Wikipedia (text shortened). View article · CC BY-SA 4.0
Image: Unknown photo studio commissioned by Tolkien's students 1925/6 (private communication from Catherine McIlwaine, Tolkien Archivist, Bodleian Library) · Public domain · View file
J. R. R. Tolkien was a distinguished philologist and professor of Anglo-Saxon at the University of Oxford.
The author created the vast universe of Middle-earth, populated by elves, dwarves, and hobbits.
Although born in Bloemfontein, he developed his academic and literary career in the United Kingdom.
His most famous works, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, are set in an imaginary prehistoric era.
In addition to being a novelist, he was a prolific poet, illustrator, and translator of ancient texts.
