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(Q892)

English

J. R. R. Tolkien

English writer and philologist (1892–1973)

  • J-R-R Tolkien
  • Tolkien
  • John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
  • John Tolkien
  • J.R.R Tolkien
  • J.R.R. Tolkien
  • John R. R. Tolkien
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image
J. R. R. Tolkien, ca. 1925.jpg
1,800 × 2,400; 1.7 MB
point in time
1920s
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given name
John
series ordinal
1
2 references
stated in
Tolkiens Reise nach Mittelerde
page(s)
2
quotation
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien wurde am 3. Januar 1892 in Bloemfontein geboren[…]. (German)
ISBN-10
0-345-21550-8
page(s)
7
Ronald
series ordinal
2
1 reference
stated in
Tolkiens Reise nach Mittelerde
page(s)
2
quotation
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien wurde am 3. Januar 1892 in Bloemfontein geboren[…]. (German)
Reuel
series ordinal
3
1 reference
stated in
Tolkiens Reise nach Mittelerde
page(s)
2
quotation
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien wurde am 3. Januar 1892 in Bloemfontein geboren[…]. (German)
family name
Tolkien
1 reference
stated in
Tolkiens Reise nach Mittelerde
page(s)
2
quotation
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien wurde am 3. Januar 1892 in Bloemfontein geboren[…]. (German)
date of birth
3 January 1892Gregorian
20 references
stated in
Gemeinsame Normdatei
retrieved
9 April 2014
stated in
BnF authorities
retrieved
10 October 2015
reference URL
http://data.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb11926763j
stated in
Tolkiens Reise nach Mittelerde
page(s)
2
quotation
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien wurde am 3. Januar 1892 in Bloemfontein geboren[…]. (German)
stated in
RKDartists
reference URL
http://explore.rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/309909
RKDartists ID
309909
title
J.R.R. Tolkien (English)
stated in
SNAC
SNAC ARK ID
w61r7qfw
subject named as
J. R. R. Tolkien
retrieved
9 October 2017
stated in
Encyclopædia Universalis
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
john-ronald-reuel-tolkien
subject named as
TOLKIEN JOHN RONALD REUEL
retrieved
9 October 2017
stated in
The Peerage
The Peerage person ID
p69752.htm#i697512
subject named as
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
retrieved
9 October 2017
stated in
Find a Grave
Find a Grave memorial ID
1456
subject named as
J.R.R. Tolkien
retrieved
9 October 2017
stated in
Internet Speculative Fiction Database
Internet Speculative Fiction Database author ID
302
subject named as
J. R. R. Tolkien
retrieved
9 October 2017
stated in
BD Gest'
BD Gest' author ID
2000
subject named as
J.R.R. Tolkien
retrieved
9 October 2017
stated in
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
reference URL
https://brockhaus.de/ecs/julex/article/tolkien-j-r-r-john-ronald-reuel
subject named as
J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel) Tolkien
retrieved
9 October 2017
stated in
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
tolkien-j-r-r-john-ronald-reuel
subject named as
J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel) Tolkien
retrieved
9 October 2017
stated in
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia
Store norske leksikon ID
J._R._R._Tolkien
subject named as
J. R. R. Tolkien
stated in
Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature
Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature NILF ID
15284
subject named as
J. R. R. Tolkien
stated in
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
0066312
subject named as
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
stated in
GeneaStar
GeneaStar person ID
tolkienjohn
subject named as
J. R. R. Tolkien
stated in
Roglo
Roglo person ID
p=john+ronald+reuel;n=tolkien
subject named as
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
stated in
Babelio
Babelio author ID
3993
subject named as
J.R.R. Tolkien
stated in
The Fine Art Archive
abART person ID
41931
reference URL
https://cs.isabart.org/person/41931
retrieved
1 April 2021
stated in
Munzinger Personen
Munzinger person ID
00000015264
retrieved
9 October 2017
subject named as
J. R. R. Tolkien
date of death
2 September 1973
19 references
stated in
Gemeinsame Normdatei
retrieved
9 April 2014
stated in
BnF authorities
retrieved
10 October 2015
reference URL
http://data.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb11926763j
stated in
Tolkiens Reise nach Mittelerde
page(s)
33
quotation
Sein Sohn John und seine Tochter Priscilla waren an seiner Seite, als [Tolkien] am 2. September 1973 im Alter von einundachtzig Jahren verstarb. (German)
stated in
RKDartists
reference URL
http://explore.rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/309909
RKDartists ID
309909
title
J.R.R. Tolkien (English)
stated in
SNAC
SNAC ARK ID
w61r7qfw
subject named as
J. R. R. Tolkien
retrieved
9 October 2017
stated in
The Peerage
The Peerage person ID
p69752.htm#i697512
subject named as
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
retrieved
9 October 2017
stated in
Find a Grave
Find a Grave memorial ID
1456
subject named as
J.R.R. Tolkien
retrieved
9 October 2017
stated in
Internet Speculative Fiction Database
Internet Speculative Fiction Database author ID
302
subject named as
J. R. R. Tolkien
retrieved
9 October 2017
stated in
BD Gest'
BD Gest' author ID
2000
subject named as
J.R.R. Tolkien
retrieved
9 October 2017
stated in
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
reference URL
https://brockhaus.de/ecs/julex/article/tolkien-j-r-r-john-ronald-reuel
subject named as
J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel) Tolkien
retrieved
9 October 2017
stated in
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
tolkien-j-r-r-john-ronald-reuel
subject named as
J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel) Tolkien
retrieved
9 October 2017
stated in
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia
Store norske leksikon ID
J._R._R._Tolkien
subject named as
J. R. R. Tolkien
stated in
Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature
Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature NILF ID
15284
subject named as
J. R. R. Tolkien
stated in
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
0066312
subject named as
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
stated in
GeneaStar
GeneaStar person ID
tolkienjohn
subject named as
J. R. R. Tolkien
stated in
Roglo
Roglo person ID
p=john+ronald+reuel;n=tolkien
subject named as
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
stated in
Babelio
Babelio author ID
3993
subject named as
J.R.R. Tolkien
stated in
The Fine Art Archive
abART person ID
41931
reference URL
https://cs.isabart.org/person/41931
retrieved
1 April 2021
stated in
Munzinger Personen
Munzinger person ID
00000015264
retrieved
9 October 2017
subject named as
J. R. R. Tolkien
manner of death
natural causes
has quality
disease
1 reference
reference URL
https://www.tolkiensociety.org/author/timeline/
title
The Author: Timeline (English)
language of work or name
English
publisher
The Tolkien Society
quotation
Death of J.R.R. Tolkien from a stomach ulcer (English)
retrieved
13 August 2023
image of grave
Tolkiens Grab.JPG
2,910 × 1,940; 4.36 MB
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mother
Mabel Suffield
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family
Tolkien family
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native language
English
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languages spoken, written or signed
Old English
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Latin
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Quenya
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Sindarin
0 references
Khuzdûl
0 references
Esperanto
start time
1909
2 references
stated in
Tolkien and Esperanto
page(s)
29-30
quotation
The "Book of the Foxrook" (hereafter simply "Foxrook") is a small notebook of 16 pages (16x10 cm) composed by Tolkien in 1909 […] the page photographically reproduced in the exhibition catalogue is almost entirely in Esperanto. (English)
stated in
Tolkien and Esperanto
page(s)
29
quotation
Sometime during this period (c. 1905-11) it is clear that Tolkien also learned and used Esperanto. (English)
writing language
English
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ancestral home
Kluczbork
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educated at
King Edward's School
1 reference
quotation
He attended the King Edward VI School in that city (English)
page(s)
7
chapter
1. The Lives And Times of Professor Tolkien
ISBN-10
0-345-21550-8
St. Philip's School
0 references
ethnic group
English people
1 reference
stated in
The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien
quotation
After all the book is English, and by an Englishman (English)
chapter
Letter No. 190
military rank
lieutenant
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conflict
World War I
0 references
Battle of the Somme
0 references
military branch
British Army
military unit
Lancashire Fusiliers
start time
16 July 1915Gregorian
end time
3 November 1920Gregorian
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award received
coat of arms image
Coat of Arms of J. R. R. Tolkien.svg
598 × 1,027; 1.22 MB
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interested in
conlanging
object has role
hobby
start time
1900s
1 reference
stated in
Tolkien and Esperanto
page(s)
29
quotation
Humphrey Carpenter notes that when the adolescent Ronald Tolkien entered into his hobby of linguistic invention in the first decade of the 1900s, (English)
fandom
Tolkien fandom
0 references
net worth
190,577 pound sterling
point in time
2 September 1973
1 reference
stated in
Dictionary of National Biography
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
31766
object stated in reference as
Wealth at Death £190,577: probate, 20 Dec 1973, CGPLA Eng. & Wales
Commons gallery
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
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Commons category
J. R. R. Tolkien
0 references

Identifiers

NORAF ID
90056310
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EGAXA ID
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FAST ID
30031
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SBN author ID
CFIV015811
subject named as
Tolkien, J. R. R.
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NSK ID
000001310
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NUKAT ID
n94201802
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abART person ID
41931
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Academic Tree ID
87010
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Adelphi author ID
1007
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AlloCiné person ID
68209
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Angelicum ID
34997
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ArhivX LOD
2239
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Babelio author ID
3993
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BD Gest' author ID
2000
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bgm.tv person ID
7590
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BiblioNet author ID
10207
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Bitraga author ID
1041
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BVMC person ID
13815
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CBDB.cz author ID
18
1 reference
retrieved
2 March 2022
CCAB ID
000039079
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CONOR.AL ID
219238
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CONOR.BG ID
4114789
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CONOR.SR ID
10129255
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ČSFD person ID
66519
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Douban author ID
199770
subject named as
J. R. R. 托尔金
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EBAF authority ID
11090
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Europeana entity
agent/base/60065
1 reference
retrieved
12 December 2019
FactGrid item ID
Q454864
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Fandango person ID
677237
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FantLab author ID
19
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Goodreads author ID
656983
point in time
27 September 2020
subject named as
J.R.R. Tolkien
number of subscribers
57,844
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gravsted.dk ID
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GTAA ID
161257
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Kallías ID
PE00113003
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KANTO ID
000147928
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KBR person ID
14147231
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Last.fm ID
J.R.R.+Tolkien
number of viewers/listeners
26,827
point in time
18 August 2023
subject named as
J.R.R. Tolkien
0 references
LiederNet author ID
31061
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Lives of WWI ID
7663189
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MMB ID
23807
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