BornJoseph Rudyard Kipling 30 December 1865 Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India Died18 January 1936 (aged 70) Middlesex Hospital, London, England, United Kingdom Resting placePoets' Corner, Westminster Abbey, London OccupationShort story writer, novelist, poet, journalist NationalityBritish GenreShort story, novel, children's literature, poetry, travel literature, science fiction