What is the full name of the author A. A. Milne?

The full name of the author A. A. Milne is Alan Alexander Milne.

Milne was born in Kilburn, London, on January 18, 1882. He studied mathematics at Trinity College, Cambridge, but became a writer, editor, playwright, and poet. The initials “A. A.” became the name by which he was best known professionally.

Milne wrote Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner, drawing heavily on his son Christopher Robin Milne’s toys and imagination. Ernest H. Shepard illustrated the original books. Milne’s success with Pooh eventually overshadowed his earlier career as a playwright and humorist.

A common mix-up is treating “A. A.” as a shortened version of only one name. Both initials stand for given names: Alan Alexander. The author should also be distinguished from Christopher Robin Milne, his son and the inspiration for the boy in the stories.