3 ms·C.S.Lewis probably has the best claim, and I thought they were referring to him at the first.by Noos 9y agoC.S.Lewis probably has the best claim, and I thought they were referring to him at the first.dagw 9y agoMost people know Lewis as an author of children's books and probably wouldn't really of him as an "intellectual".walshemj 9y agoHe is in terms of religion/philosophy much more so in say the USA.arethuza 9y agoHe was an Oxbridge academic (like his friend Tolkien) which I would have thoughts qualifies him as an "intellectual" to most people.pmyteh 9y agoI suspect they mean living intellectual, which would rule out Lewis as well as many others.deleted 9y ago[deleted]