Lewis Carroll

Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832–1898), known by the pseudonym Lewis Carroll, was a mathematics lecturer at Christ Church, Oxford University, and ordained as a deacon in the Anglican Church. In addition, he was a writer of stories and poetry, and he had a passion for chess and photography. In his mathematical pursuits, Dodgson engaged in Euclidean geometry, algebra, mathematical analysis, probability theory, mathematical logic, and recreational mathematics. He also developed his own method for calculating determinants, named after him. However, despite teaching mathematics, his true passion was photography. He became a renowned master in this art, amassing a portfolio of over 3,000 photographs and opening his own studio in Oxford. His literary work brought him worldwide recognition, particularly his fairy tales Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, which established him as one of the founders of absurd literature.