Humphrey Carpenter | |
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Born | Humphrey William Bouverie Carpenter 29 April 1946 Oxford, England |
Died | 4 January 2005 Oxford, England | (aged 58)
Occupation | Writer, biographer and broadcaster |
Alma mater | Keble College, Oxford |
Notable works | J. R. R. Tolkien: A Biography Mr Majeika |
Humphrey William Bouverie Carpenter (29 April 1946 – 4 January 2005) was an English biographer, writer, and radio broadcaster. He is known especially for his biographies of J. R. R. Tolkien and other members of the literary society the Inklings. He won a Mythopoeic Award for his book The Inklings in 1982.[1]