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Lewis Carroll
tinted monochrome 3/4-length photo portrait of seated Dodgson holding a book
Lewis Carroll, 1855
BornCharles Lutwidge Dodgson
27 Januar 1832(1832-01-27)
Daresbury, Cheshire, Ingland
Dee'd14 Januar 1898(1898-01-14) (aged 65)
Guildford, Surrey, Ingland
ThriftWriter, mathematician, Anglican cleric, photographer, airtist
NaitionalityBreetish
GenreBairn's leeteratur, fantasy leeteratur, mathematical logic, poetry, leeterary nonsense, linear algebra, votin theory
Notable warksAlice's Adventures in Wonderland,
Throu the Leukin-Gless,
The Huntin o the Snark,
Jabberwocky,
Curiosa Mathematica, Part I: A New Theory of Parallels,
Curiosa Mathematica, Part II: Pillow Problems,
"The Principles of Parliamentary Representation"

Signatur

Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (/ˈɑːrlz ˈlʌtwɪ ˈdɒdsən/;[1][2][3] 27 Januar 1832 – 14 Januar 1898), better kent bi his pen name Lewis Carroll (/ˈkærəl/), wis a writer, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon, an photographer. His is maist-kent fir his novelle Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun.

References

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  1. Elster, Charles Harrington (2006). The big book of beastly mispronunciations: the complete opinionated guide for the careful speaker. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. pp. 158–159. ISBN 061842315X.
  2. Emerson, R. H. (1996). "The Unpronounceables: Difficult Literary Names 1500–1940". English Language Notes. 34 (2): 63–74. ISSN 0013-8282.[deid airtin]
  3. "Lewis Carroll". Biography in Context. Gale. Retrieved 24 September 2015.