| Full Name |
Charles Dickens |
| Date of Birth |
07 February 1812 |
| Place of Birth |
Portsmouth, Hampshire, England |
| Date of Death |
09 June 1870 |
| Place of Death |
Gads Hill Place, Higham, Kent, England |
| Citizenship / Country of Residence |
British |
| Education |
Largely self-taught; attended various schools for brief periods |
| Profession |
Novelist, journalist, editor |
| Years of Activity |
1833 - 1870 |
| Brief Information |
Charles Dickens was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works include Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, and Great Expectations. |