sorbonne

     

The name Sorbonne (La Sorbonne) is commonly use to refer to the historic University of Paris in Paris, France or one of its successor institutions (see below), but this is a recent usage, and "Sorbonne" has actually been used with different meanings over the centuries.

Trivia about sorbonne

  • The name of one of the buildings of the University of Paris, it's also popularly used to designate the entire university
  • Pierre Curie:this division of the University of Paris
  • Proust studied law at this institution now part of the University of Paris
  • This part of the University of Paris was founded by & named for a French theologian in 1253
  • The first endowed college of the University of Paris, it was founded by the chaplain of Louis IX
  • Rue des Ecoles takes you right to this ecole, a name commonly used of the University of Paris

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