J.R.R Tolkien
One of the most famous authors in our history, with a huge legacy in fantasy, is buried in Oxford with a fair amount of his family. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien who passed away on this day in 1973 is a well loved man for any fan of The Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit among others. An Englishman with a name of Polish/Prussian descent, he was born on the 3rd of January 1892 in Bloemfontein, South Africa. This was due to his father, Arthur, relocating himself and his wife, Mabel, after he became head of the Bloemfontein office of the British Bank. Two years later, they had his younger brother Hilary and the family were set. They returned to England when John was three, although his father stayed in Bloemfontein as it was only supposed to be an extended family visit and he would join them later on. However, he died of Rheumatic fever before he could join them, so Mabel and her two young sons stayed in England and moved in with her parents in Birmingham. The family were now w...
