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Rudyard Kipling

Also known as Joseph Rudyard Kipling, R. Kipling, Kipling

English writer and poet (1865–1936)

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Rudyard Kipling was a writer whose professional career spanned from 1886 to 1932. He is recognized in the Nobel Literature collection and the American Academy Arts Sciences collection. His body of work includes 36 items.

Kipling received one Nobel Prize. He was born on December 30, 1865, and died on January 18, 1936. Following his death, his remains were buried or cremated on January 21 and January 23, 1936.

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Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India [now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India]

Born in Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India, the son of John Lockwood Kipling, a museum director and author and illustrator. This was at the height of the "British Raj", so he was brought up by Indian nurses ("ayahs"), who taught him something of the beliefs and tongues of India. He was sent "home" to England at the age of six to live with a foster mother, who treated him very cruelly.

Known for

It's Pretty, but is it Art? — Self (archive footage)2023

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Nobel Prize

The Nobel Prize in Literature1907
“in consideration of the power of observation, originality of imagination, virility of ideas and remarkable talent for narration which characterize the creations of this world-famous author”

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Place of birth: Mumbai
Place of death: London
Father: John Lockwood Kipling
Occupation: traveler
Position held: rector
Employer: University of St Andrews
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Award: honorary degree
Notable work: Gunga Din
Field of work: children's and young adult literature
Image: Kiplingcropped.jpg

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Commons Creator page: Rudyard Kipling
topic's main category: Category:Rudyard Kipling
place of burial: Golders Green Crematorium
Commons category: Rudyard Kipling
date of birth: 1865-12-30
date of death: 1936-01-18
Commons gallery: Rudyard Kipling
archives at: Harry Ransom Center
member of: Freemasonry
nominated for: Nobel Prize in Literature
start of work period: 1886-00-00
end of work period: 1932-00-00
influenced by: Robert Louis Stevenson
ethnic group: English people
cause of death: ulcer
date of burial or cremation: 1936-01-23
writing language: English language
name in native language: Joseph Rudyard Kipling
birth name: Joseph Rudyard Kipling
personal library at: British Library
has works in the collection: Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
P12749: Gotthelf Bergsträsser
P8168: USAir Flight 1493
manner of death: natural causes

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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to Rudyard Kipling, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Joseph Rudyard Kipling (/ˈrʌdjərd/ RUD-yərd; 30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936) was an English journalist, novelist, poet and short-story writer. He was born in British India, which inspired much of his work.

Kipling's works of fiction include the Jungle Book duology (The Jungle Book, 1894; The Second Jungle Book, 1895), Kim (1901), the Just So Stories (1902) and many short stories, including "The Man Who Would Be King" (1888). His poems include "Mandalay" (1890), "Gunga Din" (1890), "The Gods of the Copybook Headings" (1919), "The White Man's Burden" (1899) and "If—" (1910). He is seen as an innovator in the art of the short story. His children's books are classics; one critic noted "a versatile and luminous narrative gift".

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