C. S. Lewis

1898 – 1963 · died at about 65^[1][2]

Literature

Fun Facts About C. S. Lewis

• C. S. Lewis was called Jack because at age four, after his dog Jacksie was killed, he took the dog's name and would answer to no other.^[1]
• Lewis converted to Christianity after a late-night walk and talk with J. R. R. Tolkien and Hugo Dyson, though Tolkien was disappointed he did not become Catholic.^[1][3][4]
• Lewis and Tolkien agreed that Lewis would write a space-travel story and Tolkien a time-travel one; only Lewis finished, and his hero Ransom is partly based on Tolkien.^[1][3][4]
• Lewis first married Joy Davidman in a civil ceremony so she could stay in Britain; their Christian wedding came later, at her hospital bed.^[1]
• In World War I, Lewis was wounded by a British shell that fell short of its target.^[1]
• Mere Christianity began as BBC radio talks that Lewis gave from London while the city was under air raids.^[1]
• C. S. Lewis was alive at the same time as Queen Victoria — their lives overlapped for 3 years (1898–1901).^[1][2][5][6]
• C. S. Lewis and John F. Kennedy died on the same day of the year, November 22.^[1][2][7][8]

Clive Staples Lewis was a British author, literary scholar and Anglican lay theologian. He held academic positions in English literature at both Magdalen College, Oxford (1925–1954), and Magdalene College, Cambridge (1954–1963). He is best known as the author of The Chronicles of Narnia, but he is also noted for his other works of fiction, such as The Screwtape Letters and The Space Trilogy, and for his non-fiction Christian apologetics, including Mere Christianity, Miracles and The Problem of Pain.^[1]

Contemporaries

Winston Churchill

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Igor Stravinsky

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Coco Chanel

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Georgia O'Keeffe

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Charlie Chaplin

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Ho Chi Minh

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Agatha Christie

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Charles de Gaulle

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Haile Selassie

65 yr overlap

J.R.R. Tolkien

65 yr overlap

Their World

Questions About C. S. Lewis

When was C. S. Lewis born?

C. S. Lewis was born on November 29, 1898, and died on November 22, 1963.

How old was C. S. Lewis at death?

C. S. Lewis was born on November 29, 1898, and died on November 22, 1963, at age 64.

What was C. S. Lewis known for?

C. S. Lewis was known for: Author of The Chronicles of Narnia. Clive Staples Lewis was a British author, literary scholar and Anglican lay theologian. He held academic positions in English literature at both Magdalen College, Oxford (1925–1954), and Magdalene College, Cambridge (1954–1963). He is best known as the author of The Chronicles of Narnia, but he is also noted for his other works of fiction, such as The Screwtape Letters and The Space Trilogy, and for his non-fiction Christian apologetics, including Mere Christianity, Miracles and The Problem of Pain.

Who was alive at the same time as C. S. Lewis?

C. S. Lewis's closest contemporary was Winston Churchill. Their lives overlapped for 65 years.