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 |
ID 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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