On this date in 1892, a man named John was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa. He would later go on to fight in the Great War and became an academic, with some note coming to him for his work in philology. He also liked to write books on the side.
Why do we care?
His name was John Ronald Reuel Tolkein.
Happy 112th, Professor. Thank you for your work.
Posted by Country Pundit at January 3, 2004 04:03 AM