Lewis Carroll Accomplishments

The Life and Accomplishments of Lewis Carroll Throughout the years you have probably read a fair share of fantasy. Maybe you read the story of a boy who learns that he is a wizard, and must save the Wizarding world from evil, or perhaps the one where children explore the inside of a wardrobe and find a magical land with talking animals and mythical beasts. In fantasy, the possibilities are endless and anything can be created. One of the most well-known books of this genre is Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. With its literary nonsense this tale has become a beloved classic that both adults and children have enjoyed for over a hundred years. The author, Lewis Carroll is considered to be one of the most influential authors of the fantasy

He grew up in the small village and was the first son of eleven children. Carroll’s father Charles Dodgson was a clergyman and married Frances Jane Lutwidge in 1827. Carroll was a fairly shy boy and had a stammer which stayed with him his whole life (Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th Edition). Throughout his childhood, Carroll excelled in mathematics and poetry, making up poems that were often parodies of others for the amusement of his friends and family. He attended grammar school in 1844 in Yorkshire and later went on to Rugby, an English private school in 1846 where he continued to develop his talents for mathematics and poetry. Carroll did not particularly like the school because of its harsh discipline from the older children and having to live away from his family After that, Carroll was awarded a scholarship to Christ Church, where his father had previously attended and in 1861 decided to become a reverend which he remained for the rest of his life until his death on January 14, 1898 because of complications due to a bronchial infection(Salem Press Biographical

After receiving a scholarship to Christ Church, he won a first in mathematics (the highest scholastic distinction for an undergraduate) and was awarded a fellowship with a yearly salary and housing at the Christ Church for life all before even earning his bachelor degree. Carroll was also a mathematician. He became known for clarifying some of the works of Euclid and publishing writings on number theory. Along with his excellence in mathematics, he also wrote a number of poems and short stories however these were not as successful as some of his other works (Salem Press Biographical