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J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
also known asfather of the modern fantasy genreMr.Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Pembroke CollegeCBEProfessorThe Lord of the RingsThe HobbitThe SilmarillionProfessor of Anglo-SaxonTollersRonaldJRsquaredRægnold HrædmódingRuginwaldus DwalakôneisN.N.OxymoreFisiologusJ.ArcastarEisphorides Acribus PolyglotteusJ-R-R TolkienTolkienJohn Ronald Reuel TolkienJohn TolkienJ.R.R TolkienJ.R.R. TolkienJohn R. R. Tolkien
Type
character
Verified claims
23
Appearances
5
Attributes
2
Sources
3
Overview
J. R. R. Tolkien, born 1892-01-03 on Bloemfontein, was a linguist trained by Father Francis Xavier Morgan.
Identity
- Occupation
- linguistpoetuniversity teacherchildren's writertranslatorliterary criticessayistmilitary officerauthorwriterhistorianillustratorteacherprose writerphilologistnovelistlibrettistliterary historian
Appearance
- Gender
- male
Origin & End
- Homeworld
- Bloemfontein
- Born
- 1892-01-03—January 3, 1892—England—Bloemfontein
- Died
- 1973-09-02—September 2, 1973—Wolvercote Cemetery, Oxford—Fern Cottage, Rednal—England
Affiliations
- Affiliations
- Royal Society of Literature, Tea Club and Barrovian Society
Relationships
- Trained by
- Father Francis Xavier Morgan
- Parent of
- John TolkienMichael TolkienChristopher TolkienPriscilla TolkienMichael Hilary Reuel TolkienHilary Arthur Reuel TolkienJohn Francis Reuel TolkienPriscilla Anne Reuel TolkienChristopher John Reuel TolkienBilbo Baggins, Frodo Baggins, and other characters in the Lord of the Rings universeNone mentioned
- Child of
- Arthur Reuel TolkienMabel SuffieldArthur TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien's parentsNone mentioned
- Siblings
- Hilary Arthur Reuel Tolkien
- Spouse
- Edith Tolkien, Edith Tolkien (m. 1916–1971)
Other
- Cause of death
- bronchopneumonia—ulcer—natural causes
- Place of death
- Bournemouth
Appearances
The SilmarillionThe HobbitThe Lord of the RingsTolkien (2019)J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography
Sources
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