J. R. R. Tolkien
Deceased Q892

J. R. R. Tolkien

English writer and philologist (1892–1973)

Born: January 3, 1892 (1892) · Bloemfontein
Died: September 2, 1973 (1973) · Bournemouth
Age at death: 81 years
Cause of death: bronchopneumonia
Manner of death: natural causes
Nationality United Kingdom
Occupation writer, author, novelist, university teacher, teacher, children's writer, illustrator, poet, translator, military officer, literary critic, prose writer, essayist, librettist, linguist, philologist, historian, literary historian
Field of work literature, English-language literature, linguistics, history of literature, fantasy literature
Education University of Oxford, Exeter College, King Edward's School, St. Philip's School
Employer University of Oxford, University of Leeds, Oxford English Dictionary
Position held Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon
Gender male

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Source: Wikidata Q892