Robert Jordan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Robert Jordan

American writer

Date of Birth: 17-Oct-1948

Place of Birth: Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Date of Death: 16-Sep-2007

Profession: writer, military officer, novelist, science fiction writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

James Oliver Rigney Jr.
(October 17, 1948 – September 16, 2007), better known by his pen name Robert Jordan, was an American author of epic fantasy.
He is best known for the Wheel of Time series, which was finished by Brandon Sanderson upon Jordan's death, which comprises 14 books and a prequel novel.
He is one of several writers to have written original Conan the Barbarian novels; his are highly acclaimed to this day.
Rigney also wrote historical fiction under his pseudonym Reagan O'Neal, a western as Jackson O'Reilly, and dance criticism as Chang Lung.
Additionally, he ghostwrote an "international thriller" that is still believed to have been written by someone else.