![]() ![]() ![]() Rowling was working as a French teacher when her book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was published in June of 1997 and was an overnight sensation. She returned to Britain and settled in Edinburgh to be near her sister, and attempted to at least finish her book, before looking for another teaching job. It was after her stint teaching in Portugal that Rowling began to write the premise for Harry Potter. But the marriage dissolved soon after the birth of their daughter. ![]() There she met and married her husband, a Portuguese TV journalist. In 1992, Rowling quit office work to move to Portugal and teach English as a Second Language. This extensive education created a perfect foundation to spark the Harry Potter series that Rowling is renowned for.Īfter college, Rowling moved to London to work for Amnesty International, where she researched human rights abuses in Francophone Africa, and worked as a bilingual secretary. She later took some teaching classes at Moray House Teacher Training College and a teacher-training course in Manchester, England. She received a degree in French from Exeter University. Rowling attended Tutshill Primary and then went on to Wyedean Comprehensive where she was made Head Girl in her final year. She also writes fiction novels under the name of Robert Galbraith. (Joanne Kathleen) Rowling was born in Gloucestershire, U. ![]()
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