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What academic honors did Charles Dodgson earn at Oxford?
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Lewis Carroll
British novelist Lewis Carroll, 1863.
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, excelled in his studies at Christ Church, a constituent college of the University of Oxford. During his time there, he focused on classics and mathematics, earning several honors specifically for his work in the field of mathematics.1
Following his academic success, he remained at Christ Church, where he held the position of a senior studentāa role equivalent to a fellow at other collegesāand served as a lecturer, which is comparable to a modern-day tutor.1