Biographie de John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
J.R.R. Tolkien was born on 3 January 1892 in Bloemfontein. After serving in the First World War, he embarked upon a distinguished academic career, though he is best known for his extraordinary works of fiction The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion. His books have been translated into over 40 languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide. In 1972 he was made a CBE and received an honorary Doctorate of Letters from Oxford University. He died on 2 September 1973 at the age of 81.