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J.R.R. Tolkien

Novelist · born 3rd January 1892

Date of birth
3 January
Birth year
1892
Lived
81
Zodiac
♑ Capricorn

About J.R.R. Tolkien

English author, poet, and professor who wrote The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy. He was ranked by The Times, a London newspaper, as one of the 50 greatest English authors since 1945 and he is widely considered to be the father of the modern fantasy genre.

J.R.R. Tolkien was born 3rd January 1892 in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Their primary profession is listed as novelist. They died in 1973. On 3 January, 603 people in our archive share this birthday.

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