Born: 27 January 1832 · Died: 14 January 1898 · Age at death: 65
How old was Lewis Carroll when he died?
Lewis Carroll died aged 65. He was born on 27 January 1832 and died on 14 January 1898.
Oxford mathematician who wrote Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Through the Looking-Glass and the nonsense poem Jabberwocky
Did you know?Under his real name, Charles Dodgson, he was a mathematician and logician who taught at Oxford University.
Quick facts
Date of birth27 January 1832
Date of death14 January 1898
Age at death65
Cause of deathPneumonia
NationalityBritish
BirthplaceDaresbury, United Kingdom
Occupationmathematician, logician, photographer
Editor's Take:
Lewis Carroll turned logic into wonderland. A shy Oxford maths lecturer by day, he created a world of puns, nonsense and riddles that has delighted children and adults for over 150 years. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland broke the rule that children's books should teach lessons. His characters, from the Mad Hatter to the Cheshire Cat, are part of everyday language. Few books have inspired so many films, artworks and theories.
Key Milestones
1862: Boat trip – tells the Alice story
1865: Alice in Wonderland – published
1871: Through the Looking-Glass – sequel
1876: The Hunting of the Snark – nonsense poem
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898), better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English author, poet, mathematician, photographer, and Anglican deacon.
Lewis Carroll's birthday is January 27. He was born on January 27, 1832 in Daresbury, United Kingdom.
How old was Lewis Carroll when he died?
Lewis Carroll died on January 14, 1898, aged 65.
Who shares a birthday with Lewis Carroll?
Famous people who share Lewis Carroll's January 27 birthday include Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Wilhelm II, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling, Abbas the Great and Mairead Maguire.
