J. R. R. Tolkien J. R. R. Tolkien John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, (; 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor who is best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works "The Hobbit", "The Lord of the Rings", and "The Silmarillion". He served as the Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon and Fellow of Pembroke College, Oxford, from 1925 to 1945 and Merton Professor of English Language and Literature and Fellow of Merton College, Oxford, from 1945 to 1959. He was at one time a close friend of C. S. Lewis—they were both
R. J. Barrett R. J. Barrett Rowan Alexander "R. J." Barrett Jr. (born June 14, 2000) is a Canadian basketball player for the Duke Blue Devils of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). A native of Mississauga, he attended St. Marcellinus Secondary School in his hometown. He finished his high school career at Montverde Academy in Montverde, Florida, where he was considered a five-star recruit and the consensus top recruit in his class, earning Naismith Prep Player of the Year and Gatorade National Player of the Year accolades. He has represented Canada in international competition, most notably winning the gold medal and MVP at