What was the name of the Cambridge college where C.S. Lewis became a fellow in 1954?

C.S. Lewis became a fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge, in 1954.

Lewis was elected to a fellowship at Magdalene College after being appointed Cambridge’s first Professor of Medieval and Renaissance English. He held the Cambridge chair from 1954 until his retirement in 1963. The appointment gave him a formal academic position at Cambridge after many years teaching at Oxford.

Before Cambridge, Lewis was a fellow and tutor at Magdalen College, Oxford, from 1925. The similar names of Magdalen College, Oxford, and Magdalene College, Cambridge, create one of the most common biographical mix-ups. Lewis’s Oxford college is spelled Magdalen, while his Cambridge college is spelled Magdalene.

His Cambridge work continued his scholarship in medieval and Renaissance literature. He remained associated with both universities, but the 1954 appointment marked his move from Oxford to Cambridge. Magdalene College therefore identifies the Cambridge stage of his academic career.