What university did C.S. Lewis teach at from 1954 until 1963?

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C.S. Lewis taught at Cambridge University from 1954 until 1963.

He became the first holder of the newly established chair of Medieval and Renaissance English at Magdalene College, Cambridge, in 1954. Before moving to Cambridge, Lewis had spent most of his academic career at Oxford, where he was a fellow and tutor at Magdalen College from 1925. The similar names of the two colleges can cause confusion, but they are at different universities.

Lewis continued writing during his Cambridge years, producing works of Christian apologetics, literary criticism, and fiction. His Cambridge appointment also reflected his standing as a scholar of medieval and Renaissance literature rather than only as a popular religious writer. He remained at Cambridge until his retirement in 1963. Lewis died at his home, The Kilns, near Oxford, on 22 November 1963, the same day that U.S. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Oct. 2026

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