English writer J. R. R. Tolkien (John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, 1892 - 1973) in his study at Merton College, Oxford, 2nd December 1955. He has been Merton Professor of English Language and Literature since 1945. Original Publication : Picture Post - 8464 - Professor J R R Tolkien - unpub. (Photo by Haywood Magee/Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
