Lewis Carroll
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Lewis Carroll was born on January 27, 1832, in Daresbury[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28], and died of pneumonia on January 14, 1898, in Guildford[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]. He was subsequently buried at Mount Cemetery[10][30]. A citizen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, he was the child of Charles Dodgson[31] and Frances Jane Lutwidge[31]. His siblings included Caroline Hume Dodgson, Louisa Fletcher Dodgson, Elizabeth Lucy Dodgson, Wilfred Longley Dodgson, Frances Jane Dodgson, and Skeffington Hume Dodgson[31].
He was educated at Richmond School, Rugby School, Christ Church, and the University of Oxford[3][29][32]. The University of Oxford employed him from 1856 to 1881[3]. An adherent to Anglicanism, he served as a deacon[26][33][34]. His professional occupations included mathematician, logician, photographer, poet, and children's writer[26][33][34], and his broader fields encompassed writer and inventor.
His work spanned the genres of children's literature, mathematical logic, literary nonsense, and linear algebra. His notable works include Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Through the Looking-Glass, Jabberwocky, The Walrus and the Carpenter, Phantasmagoria and Other Poems, and The Hunting of the Snark.
Lewis Carroll
Summary
Lewis Carroll is a human[1]. His place of birth was Daresbury[2]. He was born on January 27, 1832[3]. He died in Guildford[4]. He died on January 14, 1898[5]. He worked as a mathematician[6], logician[7], photographer[8], poet[9], and deacon[10]. He ranks in the top 0.38% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,157 views/month, #3,835 of 1,000,298).[11]
Key Facts
- Lewis Carroll was born in Daresbury[2].
- Lewis Carroll passed away in Guildford[4].
- Lewis Carroll died in The Chestnuts[12].
- Lewis Carroll was born on January 27, 1832[3].
- Lewis Carroll was born on January 1, 1832[13].
- Lewis Carroll died on January 14, 1898[5].
- Lewis Carroll is buried at Mount Cemetery[14].
- Lewis Carroll's father was Charles Dodgson[15].
- Lewis Carroll's mother was Frances Jane Lutwidge[16].
- Lewis Carroll held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[17].
- British English was Lewis Carroll's native language[18].
- Lewis Carroll's professions included mathematician[6].
- Lewis Carroll worked as a logician[7].
- Lewis Carroll's professions included photographer[8].
- Lewis Carroll's professions included poet[9].
- Lewis Carroll's professions included deacon[10].
- Lewis Carroll worked as a children's writer[19].
- Lewis Carroll's field of work was writer[20].
- Lewis Carroll's field of work was inventor[21].
- Lewis Carroll was employed by University of Oxford[22].
- Lewis Carroll was educated at Christ Church[23].
- Lewis Carroll's education included a stint at Rugby School[24].
- Lewis Carroll's education included a stint at University of Oxford[25].
- Lewis Carroll's education included a stint at Richmond School[26].
- Lewis Carroll's religion is recorded as Anglicanism[27].
Product Details
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Type: Person[28]
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Country: GB[29]
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Began / founded: 1832-01-27[30]
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Ended / dissolved: 1898-01-14[31]
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Community tags: has german audiobooks[32]
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MusicBrainz ID: 1bfc42b4-ba8f-4303-87e5-518c8a91eb44[33]
Body
Origins and Family
Born in Daresbury[2], Lewis Carroll… Recorded date of birth include January 27, 1832[3] and January 1, 1832[13]. His father was Charles Dodgson[15]. His mother was Frances Jane Lutwidge[16]. British English was his native language[18].
Education
Educated at Christ Church[23], a college of the University of Oxford[34], in United Kingdom[35], founded in 1546[36], headquartered in Oxford[37]; Rugby School[24], a public school[38], in United Kingdom[39], founded in 1567[40], headquartered in Rugby[41]; University of Oxford[25], a collegiate university[42], in United Kingdom[43], founded in 1096[44], headquartered in Oxford[45]; and Richmond School[26], a secondary school[46], in United Kingdom[47], founded in 1971[48]. Lewis Carroll earned the academic degree of Master of Arts[49].
Career and Affiliations
Recorded occupations include mathematician[6], logician[7], photographer[8], poet[9], deacon[10], and children's writer[19]. Fields of work include writer[20], a profession[50] and inventor[21], a profession[51]. Lewis Carroll was employed by University of Oxford[22].
Personal Life
Lewis Carroll's religion is recorded as Anglicanism[27].
Death and Burial
Lewis Carroll died on January 14, 1898[5]. Recorded place of death include Guildford[4], a county town[52], in United Kingdom[53] and The Chestnuts[12], an architectural structure[54], in United Kingdom[55]. The cause of death was pneumonia[56]. Burial took place at Mount Cemetery[14].
Why It Matters
Lewis Carroll ranks in the top 0.38% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,157 views/month, #3,835 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] He is known by 106 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]
He has been cited as an influence by Jorge Luis Borges[59], a translator[60], 1899–1986[61], of Argentina[62], awarded the Gran Premio de Honor de la SADE[63]; Joyce Carol Oates[64], a playwright[65], b. 1938[66], of United States[67], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[68], specialised in poetry[69]; Gene Wolfe[70], a writer[71], 1931–2019[72], of United States[73], awarded the Nebula Award for Best Novella[74], specialised in science fiction[75]; Jacques Rivette[76], a film director[77], 1928–2016[78], of France[79], awarded the Sutherland Trophy[80], specialised in film[81]; Jonathan Lethem[82], a writer[83], b. 1964[84], of United States[85], awarded the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction[86]; and Jeff Noon[87], a writer[88], b. 1957[89], of United Kingdom[90], awarded the Arthur C. Clarke Award[91].
He is credited with the discovery of barbershop paradox[92], a paradox[93]. Works attributed to him include Alice's Adventures in Wonderland[94], Jabberwocky[95], Through the Looking-Glass[96], The Walrus and the Carpenter[97], The Hunting of the Snark[98], and What the Tortoise Said to Achilles[99].
FAQs
Where was Lewis Carroll born?
Lewis Carroll was born in Daresbury[2].
Where did Lewis Carroll die?
Lewis Carroll passed away in Guildford[4].
Who were Lewis Carroll's parents?
Lewis Carroll's father was Charles Dodgson[15]. Lewis Carroll's mother was Frances Jane Lutwidge[16].
What did Lewis Carroll do for work?
Lewis Carroll worked as mathematician[6], logician[7], photographer[8], poet[9], and deacon[10].
Where did Lewis Carroll go to school?
Lewis Carroll was educated at Christ Church[23], Rugby School[24], University of Oxford[25], and Richmond School[26].
Who did Lewis Carroll influence?
Lewis Carroll has been cited as an influence by Jorge Luis Borges[59], Joyce Carol Oates[64], Gene Wolfe[70], and Jacques Rivette[76].
What did Lewis Carroll discover?
Lewis Carroll is credited as discoverer of barbershop paradox[92].