On January 27, 1832 in Daresbury, Cheshire, England, Charles Dodgson was born. Dodgson was born into a family of eleven children. As a boy Dodgson excelled in mathematics, and found joy in entertaining himself and his siblings. Apart from being a mathematic lecturer, he also loved photography and became very skilled in this area. Additionally, Dodgson wrote essays, political pamphlets, and poetry, and was generally very creative.
Dodgson published a number of stories under his penname, Lewis Carroll. ‘Alice in Wonderland’ is perhaps his best-known story. The sequel to Wonderland, ‘Through the Looking-Glass’ is amongst his most popular works, as well. Carroll’s most popular poems include “The Hunting of the Snark” and “Jabberwocky”.
In addition to his writing, Carroll expressed his creativity through photographs. He was an excellent portrait photographer. Some of his most notable portraits include actresses, such as Ellen Terry, as well as poets, such as Alfred Tennyson. Apart from adult portraits, Carroll was also well known for his love of photographing children.
When Carroll was 65 years old, he became severely ill, due to catching influenza. Eventually, the influenza led to pneumonia. As a result of this unfortunate serious of events, Carroll passed away on January 14, 1898.
Dodgson published a number of stories under his penname, Lewis Carroll. ‘Alice in Wonderland’ is perhaps his best-known story. The sequel to Wonderland, ‘Through the Looking-Glass’ is amongst his most popular works, as well. Carroll’s most popular poems include “The Hunting of the Snark” and “Jabberwocky”.
In addition to his writing, Carroll expressed his creativity through photographs. He was an excellent portrait photographer. Some of his most notable portraits include actresses, such as Ellen Terry, as well as poets, such as Alfred Tennyson. Apart from adult portraits, Carroll was also well known for his love of photographing children.
When Carroll was 65 years old, he became severely ill, due to catching influenza. Eventually, the influenza led to pneumonia. As a result of this unfortunate serious of events, Carroll passed away on January 14, 1898.