Rudyard Kipling
Writing
Born December 30, 1865 — Died January 18, 1936
From Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India [now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India]
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 sen...
