At which university did C.S. Lewis become a professor in 1954?

C.S. Lewis became a professor at the University of Cambridge in 1954.

He was appointed the first holder of the Chair of Medieval and Renaissance English at Magdalene College, Cambridge. Before that move, Lewis had spent nearly three decades teaching at Magdalen College, Oxford, where he became known for his scholarship and lectures on English literature.

The Cambridge appointment did not end his relationship with Oxford. Lewis continued to live near Oxford and remained connected to friends and literary communities there. His move also created a frequent source of confusion because both universities have colleges with names derived from Mary Magdalene.

At Oxford, he had taught at Magdalen College. At Cambridge, he held his chair at Magdalene College, with a final “e.” He remained in the Cambridge post until his death in 1963.