At which Cambridge college did C.S. Lewis become chair of Medieval and Renaissance English in 1954?

C.S. Lewis became chair of Medieval and Renaissance English at Magdalene College, Cambridge, in 1954.

The Cambridge position was created specifically for Lewis, who took it after nearly three decades teaching at Magdalen College, Oxford. He remained at Magdalene College, Cambridge, until his death in 1963. His appointment marked a major shift in his academic career, from Oxford’s English faculty to a Cambridge chair focused on earlier periods of literature.

This fact is a frequent source of confusion because Oxford has Magdalen College, while Cambridge has Magdalene College. Lewis’s long Oxford fellowship was at Magdalen, without the final “e.” His Cambridge college is Magdalene, with the final “e,” and its name is associated with Mary Magdalene.

The Cambridge chair did not mean Lewis abandoned writing for general readers. During this period he continued producing theological, literary, and fictional works, while his public reputation expanded through radio talks, books, and the Narnia series.