Original: Charles Lutwidge Dodgson ( ) ( 27 January 1832 14 January 1898 ) , better known by the pen name Lewis Carroll ( ) , was an English author , mathematician , logician , Anglican deacon and photographer .
Simplified: Lewis Carroll was the pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson ( January 27 , 1832 -- January 14 , 1898 ) , a British writer , math expert , Anglican clergyman , and photographer .