Tom Shippey
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| Tom Shippey | |
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| Born | September 9th, 1943 |
| Education | Oxford University |
| Occupation | Author |
Thomas Alan Shippey (1943) taught at the University of Oxford at the same time as J.R.R. Tolkien and with the same syllabus, which gives him an intimate familiarity with the works that fueled Tolkien's imagination. He subsequently held the chair of English language and medieval literature at Leeds University that Tolkien had previously held. He currently holds the Walter J. Ong Chair of Humanities at St. Louis University in Missouri.
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Books
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Awards
- 1984 - Mythopoeic Award, Mythopoeic Scholarship Award for Inkling Studies, The Road to Middle-earth
- 2001 - Mythopoeic Award, Mythopoeic Scholarship Award for Inkling Studies, J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century
- 2001 - World Fantasy Award, Special Award Professional, J.R.R. Tolkien:Author of the Century
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