FAQ About J.R.R. Tolkien
What academic positions did Tolkien hold during his career?
J.R.R. Tolkien held several academic positions throughout his career. He was a reader in English Language at the University of Leeds in 1920, later becoming a professor there. In 1925, he became the Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford and continued as a professor and fellow at Pembroke College until he retired in 1959.
