Charles Dickens was born on February 7, 1812, in Landport[1][2][3][4][5][6], and died of a cerebral hemorrhage on June 9, 1870, at Gads Hill Place[7][3][1][4][5][6][2][8]. He was buried at Westminster Abbey[9]. A citizen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[10], he practiced Anglicanism. He was the child of John Dickens and Elizabeth Dickens[11][12][12], and the sibling of Frederick Dickens, Alfred Lamert Dickens, Augustus Dickens, and Letitia Mary Dickens[9]. He married Catherine Dickens in 1836, a union that lasted until 1858[12][10], and together they had ten children, including Charles Dickens, Jr., Mary Dickens, Kate Perugini, Walter Landor Dickens, Francis Dickens, and Alfred D'Orsay Tennyson Dickens[12][10][9].
Working in the field of literature[13], he was a writer, novelist, journalist, social critic, playwright, and author[2][12][14][15][10][11][16][9]. His writing was part of the literary realism movement, and he was influenced by Daniel Defoe, Walter Scott, Henry Fielding, Elizabeth Inchbald, and Tobias Smollett[17]. He was recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. His notable works include The Pickwick Papers, Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, Bleak House, and Hard Times: For These Times.
Child: Charles Dickens, Jr.[19], Mary Dickens[20], Kate Perugini[21], Walter Landor Dickens[22], Francis Dickens[23], Alfred D'Orsay Tennyson Dickens[24], Sydney Smith Haldimand Dickens[25], Henry Fielding Dickens[26], Dora Annie Dickens[27], Edward Dickens[28]
Country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[29], United Kingdom[30]
Residence: Charles Dickens Museum[54], Tavistock House[55]
Why It Matters
Charles Dickens has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] He is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]
He has been cited as an influence by Fyodor Dostoyevsky[58], a translator[59], 1821–1881[60], of Russia[61]; George Orwell[62], a writer[63], 1903–1950[64], of United Kingdom[65], awarded the Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame[66], specialised in performing arts[67]; Roald Dahl[68], a screenwriter[69], 1916–1990[70], of Norway[71], awarded the Edgar Awards[72]; Leo Tolstoy[73], a writer[74], 1828–1910[75], of Russian Empire[76], awarded the Order of Saint Anna, 4th class[77], specialised in philosophy[78]; Maya Angelou[79], a politician[80], 1928–2014[81], of United States[82], awarded the National Women's Hall of Fame[83], specialised in poetry[84]; and Margaret Atwood[85], a writer[86], b. 1939[87], of Canada[88], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[89], specialised in poetry[90].
Works attributed to him include A Tale of Two Cities[91], Great Expectations[92], A Christmas Carol[93], Oliver Twist[94], David Copperfield[95], and Bleak House[96].
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