Charles Lutwidge Dodgsonย (ย 27 January 1832 โ 14 January 1898), better known by hisย pen nameย Lewis Carroll, was anEnglish writer,ย mathematician,ย logician,ย Anglicanย deacon, andย photographer. His most famous writings areย Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, its sequelย Through the Looking-Glass, which includes the poemย Jabberwocky, and the poemย The Hunting of the Snark, all examples of the genre ofย literary nonsense. He is noted for his facility atย word play, logic, and fantasy. There are societies in many parts of the worldย dedicated to the enjoyment and promotion of his works and the investigation of his life.