Robinson Duckworth Robinson Duckworth The Reverend Robinson Duckworth, DD, CVO, VD (4 December 1834 – 20 September 1911), was a British priest, who was present on the original boating expedition of 4 July 1862 during which Alice's adventures were first told by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson). He is represented by the Duck in the book, a play on his last name. He officiated at the funeral of Charles Darwin in 1882. Duckworth was the second son of Robinson Duckworth Sr. of Liverpool and his wife Elizabeth. He was educated at the Royal Institution School in Liverpool, and later at University College,
Mark Dodgson (1730-1795). Mark Dodgson Mark Dodgson (born 1 May 1957) is an Australian academic and author. His research on the innovation process has influenced innovation management and policy worldwide. Born in Norwich, UK, he grew up in Wales and Uganda, where his father was pilot to Presidents Milton Obote and Idi Amin. He is the brother of author, Philip Pullman. After a number of years working as a lorry driver and drayman in London, Dodgson completed his PhD in two years at Imperial College London and worked at the Science Policy Research Unit at University of Sussex for eight years. During