Which Oxford University college employed J.R.R. Tolkien as a professor from 1925?

Pembroke College employed J.R.R. Tolkien as a professor from 1925.

Tolkien became Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford in 1925, holding the post at Pembroke College. His academic work focused on Old English language and literature, fields that shaped both his scholarship and his fiction. He remained at Pembroke until 1945, when he moved to Merton College as Merton Professor of English Language and Literature.

During his Pembroke years, Tolkien wrote or developed much of The Hobbit and the early portions of The Lord of the Rings. His professional study of texts such as Beowulf influenced his approach to invented histories, names, languages, and poetic traditions.

Tolkien’s academic career is sometimes overshadowed by his popularity as a novelist. However, his Oxford teaching and research were central to his identity. The university environment also connected him with fellow writers and scholars, including C.S. Lewis, with whom he formed an important literary friendship.