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Dodgson

American  
[doj-suhn] / ˈdɒdʒ sən /

noun

  1. Charles Lutwidge Lewis Carroll, 1832–98, English mathematician and writer of books for children.


Dodgson British  
/ ˈdɒdʒsən /

noun

  1. Charles Lutwidge (ˈlʌtwɪdʒ). the real name of Lewis Carroll See Carroll

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Ro Dodgson said comedy is "often based on risk" and clubs and promoters who are struggling financially are less able to take a chance on new acts.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

That rocky bit of Italy is where the fiercest, biggest ancient predators now live, in a preserve built and supervised by Lewis Dodgson, an evil tech/pharma billionaire played by Campbell Scott.

From New York Times • Jun. 8, 2022

Carroll, whose real name was Charles Dodgson, famously loved wordplay such as anagrams.

From Salon • Jul. 24, 2021

How did Charles Dodgson — Carroll's real name — do it?

From Nature • Nov. 15, 2016

Other folk, older folk, came to hear of it from the little ones, and Mr. Dodgson was begged to write it down.

From The Story of Lewis Carroll Told for Young People by the Real Alice in Wonderland by Bowman, Isa

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