Novelist Jrr Tolkien

Jrr Tolkien

Living place: Bournemouth

Birthday: 3-1-1892

Global rank: #9741

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Who is Novelist Jrr Tolkien?
JRR Tolkien is one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century. He is a British writer, novelist and university professor. JRR Tolkien is the father of contemporary fantasy literature. JRR Tolkien's incredible imagination is reflected in two works: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. These are two works that are always on the list of best-selling books of all time with more than 250 million copies sold worldwide. In 2009, JRR Tolkien ranked 5th on Forbes' list of celebrities earning the most money after his death. JRR Tolkien also contributed many new words to the Oxford dictionary.
The two works of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien were adapted into movies by director Peter Jackson and both became blockbusters when they were released. screening.
JRR Tolkien was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1972.
 
 

Young / Before famous

JRR Tolkien attended St. Philip before winning a scholarship to King Edward College. When World War 1 broke out in Europe, while his friends enlisted in the army, fighting on the battlefield, JRR Tolkien found ways to delay to complete his studies. Finally, JRR Tolkien also enlisted and was in charge of the signal department. He had health problems, so he had to go back and forth between the battlefield and the hospital.
In 1920, JRR Tolkien was discharged and took a position on the Oxford dictionary editing team, with the German section starting from W.

Family life info

JRR Tolkien was the son of Arthur Tolkien (1857-1896) a bank manager and Mabel Suffield (1870-1904). JRR Tolkien's younger brother was Hilary Arthur Reuel (1894). When JRR Tolkien was 4 years old, his father died of a fever. When he was 12 years old, his mother also died of complications from diabetes.
JRR Tolkien met his wife Edith Mary Bratt at the age of 16. Fearing that JRR Tolkien would be distracted from his studies, Father Francis Morgan tried everything to prevent them from seeing each other. JRR Tolkien was barred from contacting Edith until he was 21 years old. On his 21st birthday, JRR Tolkien wrote to Edith to confess his love to her and propose to her. But at that time, Edith accepted someone else's marriage proposal because he thought he had forgotten her. Edith later returned her engagement ring and married JRR Tolkien in 1913.

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Who is Girl friend/ wife/ darling Novelist Jrr Tolkien?
He is a close friend of the author C. S. Lewis; both are members of a literary group inklings.

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When was Novelist Jrr Tolkien born?
Jrr Tolkien was born in 3-1-1892, death year is , at the age of 132.
Where is Novelist Jrr Tolkien's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Jrr Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein, of South Africa. Mr working and living in Bournemouth, of England. Mr, whose Zodiac is Capricorn, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Cat. Jrr Tolkien's global rank is 9741 and whose rank is 6 in list of famous Novelist.
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Birthday Jrr Tolkien (3-1) in history

  • Day 3-1 year 1521: German theologian Martin Luther was excommunicated by Pope Leo X and expelled from the Catholic Church.
  • Day 3-1 year 1777: General George Washington defeated Cornwallis's forces at the Battle of Princeton.
  • Day 3-1 year 1833: Britain seized control of the Falkland Islands.
  • Day 3-1 year 1870: Construction of the Brooklyn Bridge began.
  • Day 3-1 year 1920: The New York Yankees acquired Babe Ruth and so began the "curse of the Bambino" that haunted the Boston Red Sox until 2004.
  • Day 3-1 year 1947: Congressional proceedings were televised for the first time.
  • Day 3-1 year 1958: Sir Edmund Hillary reached the South Pole overland.
  • Day 3-1 year 1959: Alaska became the 49th state in the United States.
  • Day 3-1 year 1962: Pope John XXIII excommunicated Fidel Castro.
  • Day 3-1 year 1967: Jack Ruby, the man who shot John Kennedy's assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, died.
  • Day 3-1 year 1987: Aretha Franklin became the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
  • Day 3-1 year 1990: Manuel Noriega surrendered to U.S. forces.
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