Rudyard Kipling was a British author and poet. Born in Bombay, in British India, he is best known for his works of fiction "The Jungle Book" (1894). He is regarded as a major "innovator in the art of the short story"; his children's books are enduring classics of children's literature. (Source)
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English writer and poet (1865–1936)
| Born | 30 December 1865 |
| Died | 18 January 1936 |
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English writer and poet (1865–1936)
| Born | 30 December 1865 |
| Died | 18 January 1936 |
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Fiction, Children's fiction, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), India, fiction, Mowgli (fictitious character), fiction, Jungle animals, fiction, Poetry, Juvenile fiction, Animals, Jungles, fiction, Short stories, English literature, English Short stories, World War, 1914-1918, Description and travel, Social life and customs, Children's stories, English, Poetry (poetic works by one author), English poetry, History, Jungles, Classic Literature, Specimens, Fiction, short stories (single author), FolklorePlaces
India, Great Britain, United States, England, France, Grand Banks of Newfoundland, Ireland, Japan, London, Inde, New England, Afghanistan, Araby, Araby bazaar, North Richmond Street, Alabama, Asia, Calcutta (India), California, Canada, Italy, Massachusetts, Medicine Hat (Alta.), Owl Creek Bridge, Salem VillagePeople
Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936), Mowgli (Fictitious character), Horace, John H. Watson, Mangan's sister, Sherlock Holmes, Devil, Faith Brown, Father Time, Goodman Brown, Goody Cloyse, Peyton Farquhar, Rudyard Kipling, Alfred F. Goldsmith, Alfred Milner Milner Viscount (1854-1925), Archie, Aylmer, Duncan Ross, Edmonia Taylor Hill (d. 1952), Ethelred, Frederick Sleigh Roberts Roberts Earl (1832-1914), Georgiana, Henry James (1843-1916), Jabez Wilson, Jesus ChristTime
19th century, 20th century, 1865-1918, 1910-1921, British occupation, 1765-1947, 1600s, 19e siècle, 1861-1865, 1861-65, 1870-, 1890, 1910-1936, Antebellum era, 1765-1947 (Occupation britannique), 17th century, 1836-1909, 1865-1900, 1912, 1935-1947, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1947, 1966-1967ID Numbers
- OLID: OL24461A
- BookBrainz: e0328148-d26a-4e70-9b33-8408dc517b34
- GoodReads: 6989
- ISNI: 0000000120989213
- Integrated Authority File (GND): 118562290
- IMDb: nm0456017
- Library of Congress Names: n79103792
- LibriVox: 144
- MusicBrainz: 7e2f7b7e-0441-4777-bd5e-b4c8d82eaccd
- Project Gutenberg: 132
- SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): CFIV009380
- VIAF: 7524679
- Wikidata: Q34743
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q34743
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Alternative names
- Joseph Rudyard Kipling
- R Kipling
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| October 31, 2025 | Edited by bitnapper | merge authors |
| July 31, 2025 | Edited by WikidataBot | [sync_author_identifiers_with_wikidata] add wikidata remote identifiers |
| March 31, 2025 | Edited by Tom Morris | Remove a bunch of bad AKAs |
| April 1, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | initial import |