Kipling (Dec. 30, 1865 – Jan.18, 1936) English poet, short-story writer, and novelist. Best known for: The Jungle Book (1894), Kim (1901), the short story, The Man Who Would Be King (1888); the poems, Mandalay (1890), Gunga Din (1890), The White Man's Burden (1899) and If— (1910). 1908: Rudolf Christoph Eucken (1846 – 1926) German philosopher.