At which Oxford college did C.S. Lewis become a fellow in 1925?

C.S. Lewis became a fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford, in 1925.

After studying at University College, Oxford, Lewis was elected to a fellowship at Magdalen College in 1925. He taught English literature there for nearly three decades, becoming one of the college’s prominent dons. The college’s medieval buildings, wooded grounds, and academic traditions formed the setting for a major part of his professional life.

Lewis remained at Magdalen until 1954, when he moved to Cambridge University. His later Cambridge position was the Chair of Medieval and Renaissance Literature at Magdalene College, Cambridge, not Magdalen College, Oxford. The very similar names of the two colleges often cause confusion.

His Oxford years also brought him into regular contact with fellow writers such as J.R.R. Tolkien and Charles Williams. Lewis’s conversion to Christianity in 1931 and the development of his apologetic writing both took place during his Oxford period.