What college did C.S. Lewis teach at from 1925 to 1954?

C.S. Lewis taught at Magdalen College, Oxford, from 1925 to 1954. He was elected a fellow and tutor in English at the college, where he taught medieval and Renaissance literature for nearly three decades.

Magdalen was central to Lewis’s professional and social life. He lived in Oxford, taught students, wrote influential books, and regularly met with fellow writers and scholars. His close friendship with J.R.R. Tolkien developed within Oxford’s literary circles, including discussions connected with the informal group known as the Inklings.

Lewis left Magdalen in 1954 when he became the first holder of the newly established Chair of Medieval and Renaissance English at Magdalene College, Cambridge. The Oxford college is Magdalen, pronounced “Maudlin,” while Cambridge’s college is Magdalene, pronounced with the usual “mag-da-lean” form. Confusing those two names can lead to an incorrect answer.