- Born
- December 30, 1865
- Died
- January 18, 1936 (aged 70)
- Known as
- writer, poet, novelist, war correspondent, children's writer, autobiographer
Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English journalist, novelist, poet and short-story writer. He was born in British India, which inspired much of his work.
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