Lewis Carroll

Lewis Carroll, whos real name is Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, excelled in mathmatics as well as being proficient in literature. In 1854 Dodgson obtained a first class honors degree in mathmatics and became a tutor. He later became Master of the House, which lead to him to becoming lecturer in mathematics for the next 25 years. It wasn't until after his career in mathmatics that Dodgson started to write, and later came up with the story of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.