Which university awarded C.S. Lewis a professorship of medieval and Renaissance literature in 1954?

The University of Cambridge awarded C.S. Lewis a professorship of medieval and Renaissance literature in 1954.

Lewis held the Cambridge chair from 1954 until his death in 1963. The position was connected with Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he became a fellow. His appointment marked a major change in his academic career after many years teaching at Oxford.

The question is easy to confuse because Lewis is strongly associated with Oxford. He studied at University College, Oxford, and taught at Magdalen College, Oxford, from 1925. Oxford was the setting of much of his scholarly and literary life, but the named professorship belonged to Cambridge.

The title of the chair reflects Lewis’s principal academic specialties. He wrote extensively about medieval literature, Renaissance literature, allegory, poetry, and the history of English writing. His Cambridge appointment made him a professor, rather than merely a college tutor or fellow.