Rudyard Kipling
Writing•Born December 30, 1865•Died January 18, 1936 (age 70)•Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India [now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India]
Biography
Born in Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India, the son of John Lockwood Kipling, a museum director and author and illustrator. This was at the height of the "British Raj", so he was brought up by Indian nurses ("ayahs"), who taught him something of the beliefs and tongues of India. He was sent "home" to England at the age of six to live with a foster mother, who treated him very cruelly.
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DepartmentWriting
BirthdayDecember 30, 1865
Day of DeathJanuary 18, 1936
Place of BirthBombay, Bombay Presidency, British India [now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India]
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