- Dodgson
- n. family name; Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832-1898), English mathematician and writer who used the pen name "Lewis Carroll", author of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass"
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Dodgson — People Dodgson can be a surname. Its origin is son of Roger , Dodge being a mediaeval nickname for Roger, as were Rodge and Hodge. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, English mathematician, logician, clergyman, photographer and author better known by his… … Wikipedia
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Dodgson — This interesting surname, with the modern variants Dodgshon and Dodgshun, is a patronymic form of Dodge, itself having two possible origins. The first being from the medieval personal name Dogge a pet form of Roger , which in turn comes from the… … Surnames reference
Dodgson Hamilton Madden — (28 March 1840 – 6 March 1928) was an Irish Unionist Party Member of Parliament (MP) in the United Kingdom Parliament and subsequently a Judge. The Irish Unionists were the Irish wing of the Conservative Party. He was the only son of the Reverend … Wikipedia
Dodgson condensation — In mathematics, Dodgson condensation is a method of computing the determinants of square matrices. It is named for its inventor Charles Dodgson (better known as Lewis Carroll). The method in the case of an n × n matrix is to construct… … Wikipedia
Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge — (1832 1898) Better known as Lewis Carroll. A British mathematician, and member of the Society for Psychical Research (SPR), as well as an author of children s books, who is probably best known for his Alice s Adventures in Wonderland.As… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
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Dodgson — biographical name Charles Lutwidge 1832 1898 pseudonym Lewis Carroll English mathematician & writer … New Collegiate Dictionary
