John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (/ ˈruːl ˈtɒlkiːn /, [a] 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer and philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit (1937) …

Dec 19, 2025 · J.R.R. Tolkien (born January 3, 1892, Bloemfontein, South Africa—died September 2, 1973, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England) was an English writer and scholar …

Feb 5, 2024 · John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892–1973) was a major scholar of the English language, specialising in Old and Middle English.

Nov 16, 2025 · John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, CBE, (3 January, 1892 – 2 September, 1973) was a philologist and writer, best known as the author of The Hobbit and its sequel The Lord of the …

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, best known as J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973), is a legendary British author and scholar who reinvigorated the high fantasy genre with The Hobbit (1937), followed …

Tolkien, a devoted Roman Catholic throughout his life, began creating his own languages and mythologies at an early age and later wrote Christian-inspired stories and poems to provide …

He was an Oxford professor of Anglo-Saxon language (1925 to 1945) and English language and literature (1945 to 1959). He was a strongly committed Roman Catholic. Tolkien was a close …

J.R.R. Tolkien Biography - Philologist, author, mythmaker and creator of Middle Earth

Tolkien’s most popular works, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings are set in Middle-earth, an imagined world with strangely familiar settings inhabited by ancient and extraordinary peoples.

Oct 30, 2023 · Here is everything you need to know about the life, work, and major accomplishments of J.R.R. Tolkien, the famous author of "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the …