Clive Staples Lewis, commonly called C. S. Lewis and known to his friends and family as "Jack", was a novelist, poet, academic, medievalist, literary critic, essayist, lay theologian, and Christian apologist. Born: November 29, 1898, Belfast, United Kingdom, Died: November 22, 1963, Oxford, United Kingdom. Education: University College, Oxford, Malvern College, Campbell Colleg..