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J. R. R. Tolkien

English writer and philologist (1892–1973)

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“Not all those who wander are lost.” — J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

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About J. R. R. Tolkien

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English writer and academic philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1954–1955).

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Occupation: linguist, poet, university teacher, children's writer
Position held: Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Born: January 3, 1892
Died: September 2, 1973

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