Which Cambridge college appointed C.S. Lewis to its English professorship in 1954?

Magdalene College, Cambridge, appointed C.S. Lewis to its English professorship in 1954.

Lewis left Oxford that year to become the first holder of the Cambridge Chair of Medieval and Renaissance English. He held the position until his retirement in 1963, and Magdalene became the setting for the final phase of his academic career.

The Cambridge college’s name is spelled “Magdalene,” without the second “e” found in Oxford’s “Magdalen College.” That small difference creates a frequent mix-up when Lewis’s two academic homes are discussed.

His Cambridge appointment did not replace his identity as an Oxford writer and scholar. Rather, it marked a new institutional chapter after almost three decades at Magdalen College, Oxford. Lewis continued producing theological, literary, and imaginative works while holding the Cambridge chair, including studies connected with medieval and Renaissance literature.