J.R.R. Tolkien Biography

J.R.R. Tolkien biography

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NAME: John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
OCCUPATION: Linguist, Author
BIRTH DATE: January 03, 1892
DEATH DATE: September 02, 1973
EDUCATION: King Edward's School, Exeter College

PLACE OF DEATH: Bournemouth, England

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J.R.R. Tolkiened gained wild popularity from his inventive fantasy novels, including The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

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J.R.R. Tolkien authored the wildly popular and classic high fantasy novels The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1954-1955). Born in England in 1892, he worked as a university professor and was close friends with C. S. Lewis. He is known for his imaginary histories, and invented and intricate, other-worldly languages.