George MacDonald date of birth:
December 10, 1824
How old was George MacDonald when died?
80
Where was George MacDonald born?
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
When did George MacDonald die?
September 18, 1905
Where did George MacDonald die?
Ashstead, England
George MacDonald body shape:
Average
What color is George MacDonald's hair?
Salt and Pepper
Is George MacDonald gay or straight?
Straight
What religion is George MacDonald?
Christian
What is George MacDonald's ethnicity?
White
What is George MacDonald nationality?
British
Where did George MacDonald go to university?
Aberdeen University, Scotland
What is George MacDonald's occupation?
Author
George MacDonald claim to fame:
At the Back of the North Wind
What genre is George MacDonald's work?
Children's literature
Short Biography
George MacDonald (10 December 1824 – 18 September 1905) was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister. He was a pioneering figure in the field of fantasy literature and the mentor of fellow writer Lewis Carroll. His writings have been cited as a major literary influence by many notable authors including W. H. Auden, C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, Walter de la Mare, E. Nesbit and Madeleine L'Engle. C. S. Lewis wrote that he regarded MacDonald as his "master": "Picking up a copy of Phantastes one day at a train-station bookstall, I began to read. A few hours later, " said Lewis, "I knew that I had crossed a great frontier." G. K. Chesterton cited The Princess and the Goblin as a book that had "made a difference to my whole existence".