Charles Lutwidge Dodgson ( 27 January 1832 - 14 January 1898), better known by his pen name, Lewis Carroll, was an English writer, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon and photographer. His most famous writings are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass, both all examples of the genre of literary nonsense.
He is noted for his facility at word play, logic, and fantasy, and there are societies in many parts of the world there are organizations dedicated to the enjoyment and promotion of his works and the investigation of his life.
