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J. R. R. Tolkien

Also known as J-R-R Tolkien, Tolkien, John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, John Tolkien, J.R.R Tolkien, J.R.R. Tolkien, John R. R. Tolkien

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English writer and philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1954–55).

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J. R. R. Tolkien was a British linguist, poet, university teacher, and children's writer. Born in Bloemfontein in 1892, he was a citizen of the United Kingdom and served in the British Army during World War I, including the Battle of the Somme. He was educated at Exeter College and the University of Oxford, where he later worked as a university teacher. He also contributed to the Oxford English Dictionary.

His notable works include The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion, and Tree and Leaf. His writing spans the genres of fantasy, children's literature, translation, and literary studies. He was a member of the Inklings movement and the Royal Society of Literature. Tolkien received several awards, including the Commander of the Order of the British Empire, the Nebula Award for Best Script, the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, and the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation. He was married to Edith Tolkien and had a child named Christopher Tolkien. He died in Bournemouth in 1973.

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John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, CBE, was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor, best known as the author of the classic high-fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion. He served as the Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon and Fellow of Pembroke College, Oxford, from 1925 to 1945 and Merton Professor of English Language and Literature and…

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Tolkien: The True Story of the Rings — Self - Writer (archive footage)2024
Wonderland: From JM Barrie to JRR Tolkien — Self (archive footage)2022
Robert Gilson: Memoirs of an Infantry Officer — Self (archive footage)2016
Ainulindalë (J.R.R Tolkien Short Animation) — Writer2015
Secrets of Middle-Earth: Inside Tolkien's The Hobbit — Self (archive footage)2003
Secrets of Middle-Earth: Inside Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring — Self (archive footage)2003
Secrets of Middle-Earth: Inside Tolkien's The Two Towers — Self (archive footage)2003
Secrets of Middle-Earth: Inside Tolkien's The Return of the King — Self (archive footage)2003
J.R.R. Tolkien: Master of the Rings - The Definitive Guide to the World of the Rings — Self (archive footage)2002
J.R.R. Tolkien — Self (archive footage)1998

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Place of birth: Bloemfontein
Place of death: Bournemouth
Spouse: Edith Tolkien
Occupation: librettist
Employer: Oxford English Dictionary
Languages spoken: Esperanto
Native language: English language
Religion: Catholicism
Notable work: Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics
Family: Tolkien family
Field of work: history of literature
Genre: prose
Movement: Inklings
Conflict: Battle of the Somme
Military branch: British Army
Official website: tolkien.co.uk
Image: J. R. R. Tolkien, ca. 1925.jpg
Number of children: 4
Work location: Oxford
Residence: Birmingham

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Commons category: J. R. R. Tolkien
date of birth: 1892-01-03
date of death: 1973-09-02
topic's main category: Category:J. R. R. Tolkien
Commons gallery: John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
ethnic group: English people
topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Middle-earth
patient of: Robert Havard
influenced by: Beowulf
place of burial: Wolvercote Cemetery
cause of death: ulcer
writing language: English language
start of work period: 1937-00-00
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manner of death: natural causes
name in native language: John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
net worth: 190577
pseudonym: Oxymore
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John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (/ˈruːl ˈtɒlkiːn/, 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) 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).

From 1925 to 1945 Tolkien was the Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon and a Fellow of Pembroke College, both at the University of Oxford. He then moved within the same university to become the Merton Professor of English Language and Literature and Fellow of Merton College, and held these positions from 1945 until his retirement in 1959. Tolkien was a devout Catholic and a close friend of C. S. Lewis, a co-member of the Inklings, an informal literary discussion group. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II on 28 March 1972.

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