Lewis Carroll

Charles Lutwidge Dodgson ( /ˈtʃɑrlz ˈlʌtwɪdʒ ˈdɒdʒsən/ CHARLZ LUDT-wij DOJ-sən; 27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898), better known by the pseudonym Lewis Carroll (/ˈkærəl/ KARR-əl), was an English author, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon and photographer. His most famous writings are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass, as well as the poems "The Hunting of the Snark" and "Jabberwocky", all examples of t... More

Date of birth:

  • Jan 27, 1832

Date of death:

  • Jan 14, 1898 2:30pm (age 66 years)

Also known as:

  • Charles Lutwidge Dodgson,
  • Charles "Lewis Carroll" Dodgson,
  • Lewis Carroll,
  • Lewis Carrol,
  • Rev. Charles Dodgson

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Employer Title From To
  • Feb 1855
  • Oct 1855
  • 1881
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Institution Start Date End Date Degree Major/Field Of Study
  • 1851
  • Dec 1852
  • Dec 1852
  • Jan 27, 1846
  • Dec 1849
  • Aug 1, 1844
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  • 1.8 m (5.9 ft )

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  • Jan 24, 1851
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