Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (born 27th January 1832, in Daresbury, Cheshire, England), known by the pen name Lewis Carroll, is best known as the writer of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and its sequel "Through the Looking-Glass." He also wrote several nonsense poems and published puzzles such as the word ladder, which he invented. He was educated at Rugby School and later at Christ Church, Oxford, where he studied mathematics. In addition to his writing, Carroll was also a talented and celebrated photographer. He died on 14th January 1898 in Guildford, Surrey, England, at the age of 65.
