A Brief Chronology of Dodgson's Life
1832 - Born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson on 27th January. Eldest son
and third child of Charles Dodgson, Curate of Daresbury, Cheshire and
Frances Jane (nee Lutwidge).
1843 - Family moves to Croft, Yorkshire when father becomes
rector at Croft.
1844 to 1845 - Starting August 1st 1844 attends Richmond School,
Yorkshire. During this time Dodgson wrote a series of magazines to
entertain his family.
1846 to 1849 - Starting January 27th 1846 attends Rugby School.
1850 - 23rd May 1850, matriculates at Christ Church, Oxford.
1851 - 24th January takes up residence at Christ Church.
Mother dies on January 26th.
1854 - Bachelor of Arts, 1st Class Honours in Mathematics,
2nd Class Honours in Classics.
1855 - Becomes Sub-Librarian to Christ Church and
Mathematics lecturer (a position held until 1881).
1856 - First meets the Liddell family in February.
Buys a camera in March and takes his first photograph of Alice Liddell in
April.
1857 - Master of Arts.
1861 - Is ordained as a deacon on the 22nd December.
1862 - Tells the story of Alice's Adventures Under Ground to
the Liddell children on a boating trip on the 4th of July.
1865 - Publication in July of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland".
Reprinted in November, on Tenniel's request, due to poor printing
quality of the pictures.
1867 - Undertakes first and only overseas journey from
the 13th of July to the 14th of September with H.P. Liddon.
1868 - Father dies on 21st June. The family moves to
Guildford on the 1st of September.
1871 - Publication of "Through the Looking-Glass and what
Alice Found There" in December.
1876 - Publication of "The Hunting of the Snark" in March.
1881 - Resigns Mathematical Lectureship.
1882 - Becomes Curator of Senior Common Room at Christ Church.
1886 - The original manuscript of "Alice's Adventures Under Ground"
is published.
1889 - Publication of "Sylvie and Bruno".
1890 - Publiction of "The Nursery 'Alice'" (with some
of Tenniel's drawings enlarged and coloured).
1892 - Resigns as Curator of Senior Common Room at Christ Church.
1893 - Publication of "Sylvie and Bruno Concluded".
1898 - Dies at Guildford on the 14th of January and is buried there.
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