Life of Lewis Carroll By alewandowski1 Jan 27, 1832 Birth His real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson Apr 12, 1852 Received Mathematics Teacher Position at Christ Church College Feb 4, 1856 Carroll becomes a photographer Mar 1, 1856 Published Solitude. First publication under the name 'Lewis Carroll' Jun 1, 1856 Meets Alice Liddell, the inspiration for his stories Jul 4, 1862 On a boat trip, Carroll tells Alice the story that will become the "Alice" books May 2, 1865 "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" is published Oct 28, 1872 "Through the Looking-Glass", the second Alice book, is published Jun 2, 1876 Hunting of the Snark is published Nov 5, 1880 Carroll opens his photography studio. Sep 18, 1889 Invents the game known today as Scrabble Mar 1, 1893 "Sylvie and Bruno" is published Jan 14, 1898 Death