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John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
Philologist and myth-maker

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

January 3, 1892, Bloemfontein — September 2, 1973, Bournemouth

English writer and philologist, professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford. He created Middle-earth and its languages; best known for "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings".

47books
12languages
15countries