The Life of J. R. R. Tolkien By fantasticvoyage81 Jan 3, 1893 Born Feb 5, 1904 Tolkien orphaned Mar 22, 1915 Married to Edith Mary Bratt Aug 20, 1915 Joined British army. Fought in WW I Sep 8, 1925 Began his career in teaching as a Professor at Oxford University Mar 17, 1936 Published The Hobbit Jun 9, 1945 Left Oxford University Sep 8, 1945 Became Prfessor of English at Merton College Sep 12, 1954 Published The Lord of the Rings May 29, 1959 Retired from teaching Nov 29, 1971 Death of Edith Tolkien Mar 28, 1972 Appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire Sep 2, 1973 Death of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
