Where is J. R. R. Tolkien buried?

J. R. R. Tolkien (1892–1973), essayist, philologist, linguist, is buried at Wolvercote Cemetery in Oxford, United Kingdom.

Lived	1892 to 1973
Known for	essayist, philologist, linguist
Burial place	Wolvercote Cemetery, Oxford, United Kingdom
Location	51.7913, -1.2732

Source: Wikidata Q892 (CC0), place of burial property. Biography: Wikipedia.

Also buried at Wolvercote Cemetery

Isaiah Berlin, historian of ideas, sociologist, philosopher
Roger Bannister, autobiographer, middle-distance runner, athletics competitor
Leonid Pasternak, printmaker, visual artist, painter
P. F. Strawson, philosopher, university teacher, engineer
James Murray, lexicographer, linguist, scholar of English
Edward Arthur Milne, astrophysicist, university teacher, docent
Humphrey Carpenter, jazz musician, novelist, critic
Edith Tolkien, music educator, pianist

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  title        = {Where is J. R. R. Tolkien buried?},
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  note         = {Source record: Wikidata Q892}
}