J. R. R. Tolkien

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academic fantasy writer human novelist philologist poet professor short story writer translator writer

J. R. R. Tolkien was an English writer, philologist, and academic best known as the author of the high-fantasy novels "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings."

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
J. R. R. Tolkien canonical	716
Tolkien	6
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien	5
J.R.R. Tolkien	3
J. R. R. Tolkien (as translator of the Red Book)	1
John Francis Reuel Tolkien	1
famed English author and philologist J. R. R. Tolkien	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	academic ⓘ fantasy writer ⓘ human ⓘ novelist ⓘ philologist ⓘ poet ⓘ professor ⓘ short story writer ⓘ translator ⓘ writer ⓘ
academicDegree	Bachelor of Arts ⓘ Master of Arts ⓘ
awardReceived	Order of the British Empire ⓘ surface form: Commander of the Order of the British Empire
burialPlace	Wolvercote Cemetery ⓘ
causeOfDeath	bleeding ulcer ⓘ chest infection ⓘ
child	Christopher John Reuel Tolkien ⓘ J. R. R. Tolkien self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: John Francis Reuel Tolkien Michael Hilary Reuel Tolkien ⓘ Priscilla Mary Anne Reuel Tolkien ⓘ
conflict	World War I ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United Kingdom ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
dateAwarded	1972 ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1892-01-03 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	1973-09-02 ⓘ
dateOfMarriage	1916-03-22 ⓘ
educatedAt	Exeter College, Oxford ⓘ King Edward's School, Birmingham ⓘ University of Oxford ⓘ
employer	University of Leeds ⓘ University of Oxford ⓘ
ethnicGroup	English ⓘ
familyName	J. R. R. Tolkien self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Tolkien
fieldOfWork	fantasy literature ⓘ linguistics ⓘ medieval literature ⓘ philology ⓘ
fullName	J. R. R. Tolkien self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
genre	fantasy ⓘ high fantasy ⓘ mythopoeia ⓘ
givenName	John ⓘ Reuel ⓘ Ronald ⓘ
hasPart	Middle-earth ⓘ surface form: legendarium of Middle-earth
hasSignature	signature of J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ
influenced	C. S. Lewis ⓘ fantasy literature ⓘ modern fantasy writers ⓘ
influencedBy	Finnish mythology ⓘ Norse mythology ⓘ Old English literature ⓘ William Morris ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
memberOf	Royal Society of Literature ⓘ surface form: Fellowship of the Royal Society of Literature Inklings ⓘ
militaryBranch	British Army ⓘ
nativeLanguage	English ⓘ
notableIdea	constructed languages in fiction ⓘ Middle-earth ⓘ surface form: legendarium of Middle-earth
notableWork	The Children of Húrin ⓘ The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring ⓘ surface form: The Fellowship of the Ring The Hobbit ⓘ The Lord of the Rings film trilogy ⓘ surface form: The Lord of the Rings The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ⓘ surface form: The Return of the King The Silmarillion ⓘ The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers ⓘ surface form: The Two Towers Unfinished Tales ⓘ
occupation	linguist ⓘ novelist ⓘ philologist ⓘ poet ⓘ translator ⓘ university teacher ⓘ writer ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Bloemfontein ⓘ Orange Free State ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Bournemouth ⓘ England ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
positionHeld	Merton Professor of English Language and Literature ⓘ Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
residence	Birmingham ⓘ Oxford ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
spouse	Edith Tolkien ⓘ surface form: Edith Mary Tolkien Edith Tolkien ⓘ
workLocation	Oxford ⓘ

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George Allen & Unwin → notableAuthorPublished → J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ

Harper & Row → notableAuthorPublished → J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ

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Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame induction → notableInductee → J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ

Exeter College, Oxford → notableAlumnus → J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ

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Samwise Gamgee → creator → J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ

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Bilbo Baggins → creator → J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ

Thorin Oakenshield → creator → J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ

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