Professor Digory Kirke (1888-1949) was a man from London who had traveled to Narnia in his earlier life. As a young boy in London, England, Digory lived with his Aunt Letty and Uncle Andrew, who were siblings to his ill mother. It was during this time that Digory befriended a young girl named Polly Plummer, which led to his first trip to Narnia. He and Polly were the only Friends of Narnia to witness both the creation and destruction of Narnia.