| Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832-1898). We know Charles Dodgson as
Lewis Carroll - the pseudonym he used in his
writings on logic. Dodgson, the son of a clergyman, was the third of 11 children, all of whom stuttered. He was
uncomfortable in the company of adults and is said to have spoken without stuttering only to young girls, many of whom he
entertained, corresponded with, and photographed. His friendship with the three young daughters of Dean Liddell led to his writing Alice in Wonderland, which brought him money and fame.
Dodgson graduated from Oxford in 1854 and obtained his master of arts degree in 1857. He was appointed lecturer in
mathematics at Christ Church College, Oxford, in 1855. He was ordained in the Church of England in 1861 but never
practiced his ministry . His writings include articles and books on geometry, determinants, and the mathematics of
tournaments and elections. (He also used the pseudonym Lewis Carroll for his many works on recreational logic.)
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