[roo-uh l] /ˈru əl/ (Show IPA), 1892–1973, English novelist, philologist, and teacher, born in South Africa.
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All elements were the subject of considerable correspondence and fussing over by Tolkien.
British Dictionary definitions for Tolkien
Tolkien
/ˈtɒlkiːn/
noun
1.
J(ohn) R(onald) R(euel). 1892–1973, British philologist and writer, born in South Africa. He is best known for The Hobbit (1937), the trilogy The Lord of the Rings (1954–55), and the posthumously published The Silmarillion (1977)