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What was Lewis Carroll’s real name?

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Lewis Carroll’s real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson.12

He adopted the pseudonym "Lewis Carroll" for his nonacademic works by translating his first and middle names into Latin (Carolus Ludovicus), then reversing and retranslating them back into English. While he is widely remembered by his pen name, he published his mathematical works under his birth name, Charles L. Dodgson.1