J. R. R. Tolkien

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, CBE (/[unsupported input]ˈtɒlkiːn/;^[1]3 Januar 1892 in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State – 2 September 1973 in Bournemouth, Ingland) wis an Inglis screiver, poet, philologist, an university professor, maist weel kent as the author o the classic hie fantasie beuks The Hobbit an The Lord of the Rings.