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Robinson Duckworth | |
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Born | 4 December 1834 |
Died | 20 September 1911 | (aged 76)
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Clergyman |
Ecclesiastical career | |
Religion | Anglicanism |
Church | Church of England |
Congregations served | St Mark's Church, Hamilton Terrace (1870–1906) |
Offices held | Sub-Dean and Canon of Westminster Abbey Chaplain-in-Ordinary to Queen Victoria and King Edward VII |
Academic background | |
Education | Royal Institution School |
Alma mater | University College, Oxford |
Academic work | |
Institutions | Trinity College, Oxford |
Notable students | Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany |
Robinson Duckworth 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.