Alan Alexander Milne, known as A.A. Milne, was an English writer, born on January 18, 1882, and passed away on January 31, 1956. He is best known for his beloved books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh, as well as numerous children's poems.

Initially, Milne was primarily a playwright until the massive success of Winnie-the-Pooh overshadowed his previous works. He served as a lieutenant in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment during the First World War and later as a captain in the Home Guard during the Second World War.

Milne was the father of Christopher Robin Milne, the inspiration for the character Christopher Robin. It was during a visit to the London Zoo, where Christopher became enamored with a bear named Winnipeg, that Milne was inspired to write the story of Winnie-the-Pooh for his son.

He attended Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he studied on a mathematics scholarship. During his time at Cambridge, he edited and wrote for Granta, a student magazine, and collaborated with his brother Kenneth.

Milne generously bequeathed the original manuscripts of the Winnie-the-Pooh stories to the Wren Library at Trinity College, Cambridge, his alma mater.