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

C.S. Lewis became professor of Medieval and Renaissance English at Magdalene College, Cambridge.

In 1954, Lewis left Oxford for Cambridge after being appointed the first holder of the chair of Medieval and Renaissance English. He was associated with Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he taught and lived for the remainder of his academic career. The appointment recognized his major work as a scholar of medieval and Renaissance literature.

Lewis had previously spent nearly three decades at Magdalen College, Oxford. The two colleges are different institutions: Oxford’s is spelled Magdalen, without a final “e,” while Cambridge’s is Magdalene, with an “e.” That spelling distinction is especially important in questions about Lewis’s career.

At Cambridge, Lewis continued writing fiction, apologetics, and literary criticism. His Cambridge years included the publication of Till We Have Faces, Reflections on the Psalms, and several other works. He remained a fellow of Magdalene College until his death in 1963.