Rudyard Kipling

Also Known As: Joseph Rudyard Kipling, Джозеф Редьярд Киплинг

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.

Department: Writing

Place of Birth: Bombay, Maharashtra, India

Adult: No

Birthday: December 30, 1865

Age: 159 years old

Gender: Male

Deathday: January 18, 1936

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Known For:

It's Pretty, but is it Art?