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. I. S. – Die Sprache der Toten R. I. S. – Die Sprache der Toten R. I. S. – Die Sprache der Toten is a German television series broadcast by Sat.1 since 2007. The "R. I. S." in the title is an acronym for "Rechtsmedizinische Investigative Sonderkommission", referring to the fictional police investigation unit that is the focus of the series. The series, a crime drama, is a remake of an Italian television series entitled "RIS Delitti Imperfetti". The first season ended on 10 June 2007. The second and final season with another 13 episodes began airing 15 November 2007. R. I. S. – Die Sprache der