Which Cambridge college hosted C.S. Lewis as a fellow from 1954?

Magdalene College hosted C.S. Lewis as a fellow from 1954.

In 1954, Lewis left Oxford for Cambridge University after being appointed the first holder of the Chair of Medieval and Renaissance English. He became a fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he continued teaching and writing until his death.

The Cambridge college is spelled Magdalene, with an “e” at the end, and is pronounced differently from Magdalen College in Oxford. Lewis’s earlier Oxford home was Magdalen College, without the final “e.” This similarity causes one of the most common biographical mix-ups about his academic career.

At Cambridge, Lewis’s appointment recognized his scholarship in medieval and Renaissance literature. His work included studies of allegory, literary history and Christian themes, while his popular books continued to reach readers far beyond university classrooms.