Author
J. R. R. Tolkien
English philologist and author, Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford, whose The Lord of the Rings has sold over 150 million copies
High fantasy, Middle-earthKnown for
J.R.R. Tolkien was born on 3rd January 1892. After serving in the First World War, he became best known for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, selling 150 million copies in more than 40 languages worldwide. Awarded the CBE and an honorary Doctorate of Letters from Oxford University, he died in 1973 at the age of 81.
Born1892 · Bloemfontein, South Africa
Notable works
The Lord of the RingsThe HobbitThe Silmarillion
HonoursCommander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE, 1972)
Not all those who wander are lost.— The Fellowship of the Ring
