At which university did C.S. Lewis hold a fellowship for most of his academic career?

C.S. Lewis held a fellowship at the University of Oxford for most of his academic career. From 1925 until 1954, he was a fellow and tutor in English at Magdalen College, Oxford. The college became closely associated with his teaching, friendships, and writing life.

Lewis studied at University College, Oxford, after serving in the First World War and recovering from his schooling interruptions. He later built a reputation as a medieval and Renaissance literature scholar. His academic work included studies of allegory, literary history, and the development of English writing.

In 1954, Lewis left Oxford for Cambridge University, where he became the first holder of the Chair of Medieval and Renaissance English. He was a fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge, until his death in 1963. This move is why both Oxford and Cambridge appear prominently in biographies.

Oxford was also the setting for the informal literary group known as the Inklings. Its members included Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, and others. The group discussed manuscripts and literature, but it was not a formal university society.