Birth Name: JRR Tolkien
Occupation: Novelist
Place Of Birth: Bloemfontein, South Africa
Date Of Birth: January 3, 1892
Date Of Death: N/A
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: Unknown
Nationality: British
JRR Tolkien was born on the 3rd of January, 1892. He was famous for being a Novelist. English author, poet, and professor who wrote The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy. He was ranked by The Times, a London newspaper, as one of the 50 greatest English authors since 1945 and he is widely considered to be the father of the modern fantasy genre.
JRR Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa. He began reading when he was just four years old and, in 1915, he graduated from Exeter College, Oxford, with honors. He subsequently served in the British Army during World War I and later accepted a professorship in Anglo-Saxon literature at Pembroke College, Oxford. He cited Old English stories, including Beowulf, as inspiration for the legends of Middle-earth. He also served as a codebreaker during World War II.
JRR Tolkien was a Capricorn and was born in the G.I. Generation.
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Childhood
JRR Tolkien was born in 1890s.
JRR Tolkien is part of G.I. Generation also known as The Greatest Generation. This generation experienced much of their youth during the Great Depression and rapid technological innovation such as the radio and the telephone. The initials "G.I." is military terminology referring to "Government Issue" or "General Issue".
Education
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Family
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Personal Life
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JRR Tolkien was born in the Year of the Dragon.
Fast Facts
| REAL NAME: | JRR Tolkien |
| NICKNAME: | JRR |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | G.I. Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Capricorn |
| BIRTH DAY: | Sunday |
| DEATH DAY: | N/A |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: JRR Tolkien was a Capricorn. People of this zodiac sign like family, tradition, and dislike almost everything at some point. The strengths of this sign are being responsible, disciplined, good managers, while weaknesses can be to be the know-it-all, unforgiving, condescending and expecting the worst. The greatest overall compatibility with Capricorn is Taurus and Cancer.
Chinese Zodiac: JRR Tolkien was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are energetic and excitable. They hate hypocrisy and gossip and can sometimes be a bit arrogant and impatient.
Ruling Planet: JRR Tolkien had a ruling planet of Saturn and has a ruling planet of Saturn and by astrological associations Saturday is ruled by Saturn. Saturn is a planet of commitment and responsibility, but also restriction and delay. People who are born with Saturn as the ruling planet are disciplined and are hard workers.
JRR Tolkien’s birth sign is Capricorn and he had a ruling planet of Saturn.
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