Lewis, C.S. (1898-1963), writer and Fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge

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Lewis, C.S. (1898-1963), writer and Fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge

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      • Lewis, Clive Staples
      • Lewis, Jack (familiar name)

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      29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963

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      Son of a Belfast solicitor, educated at Malvern School and University College Oxford
      Achieved Firsts in Mods & Greats and English
      Fellow and Tutor of Magdalen College, Oxford, 1925-1954
      Appointed the first Professor of Medieval & Renaissance English at Cambridge, and was a Professorial Fellow of Magdalene College, 1954-1963
      Made an Honorary Fellow in 1963.

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      Obituary - College Magazine, vol. 8 (1963-64) pp.13-14

      Book review of The Discarded Image, College Magazine, vol. 8 (1963-64) pp.17-21

      Article - 'C.S. Lewis: from Magdalen to Magdalene (1954)', by John Constable, College Magazine, vol. 32 (1987-88) pp. 42-46

      Article - 'Celebrating C. S. Lewis', by Simon Barrington-Ward, College Magazine, vol. 43 (1987-88) pp. 31-33

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