The Chancellor of the University of Paris was originally the
chancellor
Chancellor ( la, cancellarius) is a title of various official positions in the governments of many nations. The original chancellors were the of Roman courts of justice—ushers, who sat at the or lattice work screens of a basilica or law cou ...
of the chapter of
Notre Dame de Paris. The medieval
University of Paris ceased to exist in 1793 (though it was revived as the
University of France
The University of France (french: Université de France; originally the ''Imperial University of France'') was a highly centralized educational state organization founded by Napoleon I in 1808 and given authority not only over the individual (previ ...
between 1806 and 1970), but a related position, Chancellor of the Universities of Paris, is currently held by Maurice Quénet.
List of chancellors
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12th century
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Petrus Comestor
Petrus Comestor, also called Pierre le Mangeur (died 22 October 1178), was a twelfth-century France, French Theology, theological writer and university teacher.
Life
Petrus Comestor was born in Troyes. Although the name ''Comestor'' (Latin fo ...
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Peter of Poitiers
Peter of Poitiers (Latin: ''Petrus Pictaviensis'') was a French scholastic theologian, born at Poitiers or in its neighbourhood about 1130. He died in Paris, probably in 1215.
Life
He studied at the University of Paris, where he became professo ...
13th century
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Praepositinus Praepositinus (Gilbert Prevostin of Cremona, Prevostinus Cremonensis) ( 1135 – 1210) was an Italian scholastic philosopher and theologian. He was a liturgical commentator, and supporter a ''res''-theory of belief. He discussed intentional context ...
(1206-1209)
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Robert of Courçon
Robert of Courson or Courçon (also written de Curson, or Curzon, ''Princes of the Church'', p. 173.) ( 1160/1170 – 1219) was a scholar at the University of Paris and later a cardinal and papal legate.
Life
Robert of Courson was born in England ...
(1211-)
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Philip the Chancellor Philippe le Chancelier, also known as "Philippus Cancellarius Parisiensis" (Philip, Chancellor of Paris) (''c'' 1160–December 26, 1236) was a French theologian, Latin lyric poet, and possibly a composer as well. He was the illegitimate son of Phi ...
(1217-1236)
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Walter of Château-Thierry (1246-1249)
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Erich von Veire
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Étienne Tempier
Étienne Tempier (; also known as Stephanus of Orleans; died 3 September 1279) was a French bishop of Paris during the 13th century. He was Chancellor of the Sorbonne from 1263 to 1268, and bishop of Paris from 1268 until his death.
He is best r ...
(1263-1268)
14th century
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Robert de Bardis (1336-)
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Grimerius Bonifacci
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John of Calore
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John Blanchard
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Pierre d'Ailly
Pierre d'Ailly (; Latin ''Petrus Aliacensis'', ''Petrus de Alliaco''; 13519 August 1420) was a French theologian, astrologer and cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
Academic career
D'Ailly was born in Compiègne in 1350 or 1351 of a prospero ...
(1389-1395)
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Jean Gerson
Jean Charlier de Gerson (13 December 1363 – 12 July 1429) was a French scholar, educator, reformer, and poet, Chancellor of the University of Paris, a guiding light of the conciliar movement and one of the most prominent theologians at the ...
(1395-)
Later chancellors
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Jean de Gagny (1546-)
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Georges Cuvier
See also
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List of rectors of the University of Paris
This is a list of rectors of the University of Paris (the Sorbonne), a foundation of the middle of the twelfth century with a charter from 1200. The office of rector emerged in the middle of the thirteenth century. Since the rector, initially the ...
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List of University of Paris people
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Société des Amis des Universités de Paris
Lists of people by university or college in France