Lewis Carroll Mathematicians, traditionally, are more of a right-brained type of thinkers. Artists and writers, comparingly, have more of a left brain train of thought. Lewis Carroll (or Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) was an exception. This mathematician and writer had both qualities. He wrote a number of famous books and poems that ranged from a humorous to serious tone. Lewis Carroll was a fascinating man that loved children. His love for children and stories is how his most famous book came about, Alice and Wonderland. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson was born at Daresbury in Cheshire, England. He was the eldest of eleven children. His parents were first cousins