J. R. R. Tolkien
1892–1973
English author of The Lord of the Rings.
J. R. R. Tolkien (1892–1973) was a writer, born in Bloemfontein, South Africa and died in Bournemouth, United Kingdom.
- Known as
- Writer
- Category
- Writers
- Born
- 1892, Bloemfontein, South Africa
- Died
- 1973, Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Alive at the same time as J. R. R. Tolkien
- Ezra Pound 1885–1972, poet
- Georgia O'Keeffe 1887–1986, painter
- T. S. Eliot 1888–1965, poet
- Charlie Chaplin 1889–1977, actor
- Martin Heidegger 1889–1976, philosopher
- Agatha Christie 1890–1976, writer
- Groucho Marx 1890–1977, comedian
- Harland Sanders 1890–1980, restaurateur
- Francisco Franco 1892–1975, dictator
- Jorge Luis Borges 1899–1986, writer
- Dr. Seuss 1904–1991, writer
- Pablo Neruda 1904–1973, poet
Portrait: Unknown photo studio commissioned by Tolkien's students 1925/6 (private communic, Public domain.
