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Christopher John Reuel Tolkien (21 November 1924 – 16 January 2020) was an English and naturalised French academic editor. [1] The son of author and academic J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien edited much of his father's posthumously published work, including The Silmarillion and the 12-volume (plus one volume of indices) series The ...
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Jan 16, 2020 · Christopher Tolkien was born in Leeds, England, on Nov. 21, 1924, the third and youngest son of J.R.R. and Edith Mary (Bratt) Tolkien.
Sep 11, 2023 · Christopher John Reuel Tolkien ( 21 November 1924 - 16 January 2020) was the third child and the youngest son of J.R.R. Tolkien and Edith Tolkien. He was the literary executor of the Tolkien Estate until his resignation in 2017, and he edited much of his father's work for posthumous publication. [2]
- 21 November, 1924
- Trinity College, Oxford
- 16 January, 2020
- Author, Professor
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Jan 17, 2020 · The third son of J.R.R. and Edith Tolkien, Christopher was born in Leeds, England, on November 21, 1924. He spent his childhood in Oxford, where his father was a professor, and joined the Royal ...
Jan 20, 2020 · Christopher Tolkien, who has died aged 95, edited and published a huge body of writings left by his father, JRR Tolkien, extending the world of Middle-earth created in The Hobbit (1937) and The ...
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Jan 16, 2020 · Christopher Tolkien was born in Leeds, and grew up in Oxford. After serving in the RAF during World War Two he became a lecturer in Old and Middle English and Old Icelandic at Oxford University.
Jan 17, 2020 · Published 8:04 AM PDT, January 17, 2020. LONDON (AP) — Christopher Tolkien, who played a major role protecting the legacy of his father’s “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, has died. He was 95. The Tolkien Society and publisher HarperCollins UK confirmed Tolkien’s death. The Centre Hospitalier de la Dracenie, a hospital in southern ...
