C.S. Lewis held his Cambridge chair at Magdalene College.
In 1954, Lewis was appointed the first holder of the newly established chair of Medieval and Renaissance English at the University of Cambridge. He was associated with Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he continued his academic work after many years at Oxford.
Lewis had taught English at Oxford, particularly at Magdalen College, Oxford, from 1925. The similar names of Magdalen College, Oxford, and Magdalene College, Cambridge, create a common source of confusion. The Oxford college uses the spelling Magdalen, while the Cambridge college uses Magdalene.
His Cambridge appointment did not replace his literary career. During this period he continued writing fiction, Christian apologetics, literary criticism, and autobiography. He held the Cambridge chair until his death in 1963.