Kipling, (Joseph)Rudyard

Kipling, (Joseph)Rudyard
Kip·ling (kĭpʹlĭng), (Joseph) Rudyard. 1865-1936.
British writer whose major works, including the short story “The Man Who Would Be King” (1889), a collection of children's stories, The Jungle Book (1894), and the novel Kim (1901), are set in British-occupied India. He won the 1907 Nobel Prize for literature.

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  • Kipling, Joseph Rudyard — (1865–1936)    A note British poet and author, Rudyard Kipling is now somewhat inaccurately remembered as an uncritical propagandist of imperialism. Kipling was born in India to English parents. He was left alone in England from the age of six,… …   Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914

  • Kipling, (Joseph) Rudyard — born Dec. 30, 1865, Bombay, India died Jan. 18, 1936, London, Eng. Indian born British novelist, short story writer, and poet. The son of a museum curator, he was reared in England but returned to India as a journalist. He soon became famous for… …   Universalium

  • Kipling, Joseph Rudyard — (1865 1936)    He was born in Bombay (Mumbai), India, where his father was curator of the Lahore museum. From the age of six to eleven he was fostered at Southsea, England, and his education was mainly at the United Services College at Westward… …   British and Irish poets

  • Kipling, (Joseph) Rudyard — (30 dic. 1865, Bombay, India–18 ene. 1936, Londres, Inglaterra). Novelista, cuentista y poeta británico nacido en India. Hijo de un curador de museo, Kipling fue criado en Inglaterra, pero regresó a India como periodista. Pronto se hizo famoso… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Joseph Rudyard Kipling — Rudyard Kipling Joseph Rudyard Kipling [ˈdʒəʊzɪf ˈɹʌdjəd ˈkɪplɪŋ] (* 30. Dezember 1865 in Bombay; † 18. Januar 1936 in London) war ein britischer Schriftsteller und Dichter, der 1907 den …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Joseph Rudyard Kipling — noun English author of novels and poetry who was born in India (1865 1936) • Syn: ↑Kipling, ↑Rudyard Kipling • Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author …   Useful english dictionary

  • Rudyard Kipling — Joseph Rudyard Kipling [ˈdʒəʊzɪf ˈɹʌdjəd ˈkɪplɪŋ] (* 30. Dezember 1865 in Bombay; † 18. Januar 1936 in London) war ein britischer Schriftsteller und Dichter, der 190 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Literaturnobelpreis 1907: Joseph Rudyard Kipling —   Der Brite erhielt den Nobelpreis für die in seinen Werken innewohnende Stärke in Auffassung und Schilderungskunst.    Biografie   Joseph Rudyard Kipling, * Bombay (Indien) 30. 12. 1865, ✝ London 18. 1. 1936; ab 1871 Erziehung in England in zwei …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Rudyard Kipling — Infobox Writer name = Rudyard Kipling caption =Kipling in his study, 1895 pseudonym = birthname = birthdate = birth date|1865|12|30|mf=y birthplace = Bombay, India deathdate = death date and age|df=yes|1936|1|18|1865|12|30 deathplace = Middlesex… …   Wikipedia

  • Rudyard Kipling — noun English author of novels and poetry who was born in India (1865 1936) • Syn: ↑Kipling, ↑Joseph Rudyard Kipling • Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author * * * Rudyard Kipling …   Useful english dictionary

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