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J. R. R. Tolkien

English writer and philologist (1892–1973)

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Occupation

linguist

Born

January 3, 1892

Zodiac

Capricorn

29,828

days lived

81

age at death

$191K

net worth

#2,695 of 2,697

Born
January 3, 1892
Died
September 2, 1973 (aged 81)
Zodiac
♑︎Capricorn·dragon 🐉
Updated Jul 2026

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Astrology
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Fire
Earth
Air
Water
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Sun Sign

Capricorn♑︎

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Moon Sign

Pisces♓︎

Dominant Element

Earth

⚠️ Rising sign requires birth time for accurate calculation

Planetary positions calculated for January 3, 1892

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2020
Day 46,764
Age 128

Death of Christopher Tolkien

Confidence
96%
Jan 16, 2020

J.R.R. Tolkien's son, Christopher, who edited and published much of his father's posthumous work, dies.

2017
Day 45,654
Age 124

Publication of 'Beren and Lúthien'

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 2017

Edited by Christopher Tolkien, this unfinished story by J.R.R. Tolkien is published.

2015
Day 44,923
Age 122

Publication of 'The Story of Kullervo'

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 2015

Edited by Verlyn Flieger, this work is published.

2013
Day 44,193
Age 120

Publication of 'The Fall of Arthur'

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 2013

Edited by Christopher Tolkien, this unfinished poem is published.

2009
Day 42,732
Age 116

Publication of 'The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún'

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 2009

Edited by Christopher Tolkien, this work is published.

1973
Day 29,827
Age 81

Death

Confidence
96%
Sep 2, 1973

J.R.R. Tolkien dies in Bournemouth, England.

1959
Day 24,469
Age 66

Retirement from Oxford

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1959

Tolkien retires from his position as Merton Professor of English Language and Literature.

1955
Day 23,300
Age 63

Publication of 'The Return of the King'

Confidence
96%
Oct 20, 1955

The third volume of 'The Lord of the Rings' is published.

1954
Day 22,957
Age 62

Publication of 'The Two Towers'

Confidence
96%
Nov 11, 1954

The second volume of 'The Lord of the Rings' is published.

Day 22,852
Age 62

Publication of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'

Confidence
96%
Jul 29, 1954

The first volume of 'The Lord of the Rings' is published.

1937
Day 16,697
Age 45

Publication of 'The Hobbit'

Confidence
96%
Sep 21, 1937

'The Hobbit' is published to critical and popular acclaim.

1929
Day 13,680
Age 37

Birth of Priscilla Tolkien

Confidence
96%
Jun 18, 1929

Birth of J.R.R. and Edith Tolkien's daughter, Priscilla.

1925
Day 12,051
Age 32

Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1925

Tolkien becomes Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford.

1924
Day 12,010
Age 32

Birth of Christopher Tolkien

Confidence
96%
Nov 21, 1924

Birth of J.R.R. and Edith Tolkien's third son, Christopher.

1920
Day 10,498
Age 28

Birth of Michael Tolkien

Confidence
96%
Oct 1, 1920

Birth of J.R.R. and Edith Tolkien's second son, Michael.

1917
Day 9,448
Age 25

Birth of John Tolkien

Confidence
96%
Nov 16, 1917

Birth of J.R.R. and Edith Tolkien's first son, John.

1916
Day 8,844
Age 24

Marriage to Edith Bratt

Confidence
96%
Mar 22, 1916

J.R.R. Tolkien marries Edith Bratt in Warwick, England.

1915
Day 8,398
Age 22

Military Service

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1915

Tolkien serves in the Lancashire Fusiliers during World War I.

Day 8,398
Age 22

Graduation from Exeter College

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1915

Tolkien graduates from Exeter College, Oxford with a degree in Classics.

1911
Day 6,937
Age 18

Exeter College, Oxford

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1911

Tolkien begins studies at Exeter College, Oxford.

1904
Day 4,698
Age 12

Mother's Death

Confidence
96%
Nov 14, 1904

Death of Tolkien's mother, Mabel Tolkien.

1896
Day 1,504
Age 4

Father's Death

Confidence
96%
Feb 15, 1896

Death of Tolkien's father, Arthur Tolkien, in South Africa.

1892
Day 0
Age 0

Birth

Confidence
96%
Jan 3, 1892

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien is born in Bloemfontein, South Africa.