Which Cambridge college gave C.S. Lewis his English professorship in 1954?

Magdalene College, Cambridge, gave C.S. Lewis his English professorship in 1954.

In 1954, Lewis became the first holder of the chair of Medieval and Renaissance English at Cambridge University. The position was associated with Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he continued his academic work after leaving Oxford’s Magdalen College.

The names of the two colleges are easy to mix up. Lewis taught for many years at Magdalen College in Oxford, spelled without a final “e.” His Cambridge college was Magdalene College, spelled with a final “e.” The distinction is important because the institutions belong to different universities.

At Cambridge, Lewis continued writing and lecturing while maintaining his interests in medieval literature, Renaissance literature, theology, and Christian apologetics. His Cambridge appointment came late in his academic career, after decades of teaching and publishing at Oxford.