Which Oxford college was Lewis Carroll a fellow of?

Lewis Carroll was a fellow, more precisely a “Student,” of Christ Church, Oxford.

Carroll was born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson and entered Christ Church in 1851 after studying at Rugby School. In 1852 he was elected to a studentship, a position at Christ Church broadly equivalent to a fellowship at other Oxford colleges. The role provided academic status, residence and an income, helping him remain at Oxford for most of his adult life.

At Christ Church, Carroll taught mathematics and became a mathematical lecturer in 1855. He also developed close relationships with the family of Henry Liddell, the college’s dean; Liddell’s daughter Alice is traditionally associated with the inspiration for Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, although Carroll denied that the character was simply a portrait of her.

A common mix-up is calling the institution “Christ Church College.” Its official name is Christ Church, and it is both an Oxford college and the cathedral church of the Diocese of Oxford. Carroll remained connected with it until his death in 1898.