The faculté des lettres de Paris was a French educational institution based at the

Sorbonne Sorbonne may refer to: * Sorbonne (building), historic building in Paris, which housed the University of Paris and is now shared among multiple universities. *the University of Paris (c. 1150 – 1970) *one of its components or linked institution, ...

. It was set up by the imperial decree regarding 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 ...

on 17 March 1808. It partly succeeded the arts faculty of the former

University of Paris , image_name = Coat of arms of the University of Paris.svg , image_size = 150px , caption = Coat of Arms , latin_name = Universitas magistrorum et scholarium Parisiensis , motto = ''Hic et ubique terrarum'' (Latin) , mottoeng = Here and a ...

. In 1896 it was joined to four other faculties in Paris to form the new University of Paris. Following the loi Faure of 8 October 1970, it was divided into the universities Paris-I, Paris-III, Paris-IV, Paris-V and Paris-VII in 1970.

Teaching

Its first statutes were put in place by the university's council on 16 February 1810. Each professor taught two 90-minute lessons each week. The university year began in December and lasted eight months. The faculty ran nine courses: *ancient Greek literature *Latin prose or 'éloquence latine' *Latin poetry *French prose or 'éloquence française' *French poetry *philosophy *history of philosophy *ancient and modern history *ancient and modern geography

Deans

Pierre-Paul Royer-Collard Pierre Paul Royer-Collard (21 June 1763 – 2 September 1845) was a French statesman and philosopher, leader of the Doctrinaires group during the Bourbon Restoration (1814–1830). Biography Early life He was born at Sompuis, near Vitry-le-Fran� ...

, philosopher * Jean-Denis Barbié du Bocage (1815-1825), geographer * Victor Le Clerc (1832-1865), Latinist * Henri Patin (1865-1876), Latinist * Henri Wallon (1876-1881), historian * Auguste Himly (1881-1891), historian *

Ernest Lavisse Ernest Lavisse (; 17 December 184218 August 1922) was a French historian. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature five times. Biography He was born at Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache, Aisne. In 1865 he obtained a fellowship in history, and ...

(1903-...), historian * Alfred Croiset (1845-1923), Hellenist *

Ferdinand Brunot Ferdinand-Eugène-Jean-Baptiste Brunot (6 November 1860 – 7 January 1938) was a French linguist and philologist, editor of the ground-breaking ''Histoire de la langue française des origines à 1900'' ("History of the French Language from its Or ...

(1919-1928), *

Henri Delacroix Henri Delacroix (2 December 1873, Paris – 3 December 1937, Paris) was a French psychologist, "one of the most famous and most prolific French psychologists working at the beginning of he twentiethcentury." Born in Paris, Henri Delacroix was edu ...

(1928-...), philosopher * André Aymard, historian * André Cholley, geographer *

Georges Davy Georges Davy (; 31 December 1883, Bernay – 27 July 1976, Coutances) was a French sociologist. He was a student and disciple of Émile Durkheim. With Marcel Mauss and Paul Huvelin he pioneered anthropological studies of the origins of the idea o ...

(...-1955), philosopher *

Pierre Renouvin Pierre Renouvin (January 9, 1893 – December 7, 1974) was a French historian of international relations. He was born in Paris and attended Lycée Louis-le-Grand, where he was awarded his aggrégation in 1912. Renouvin spent 1912-1914 traveling in ...

(1955-1958), historian * Marcel Durry, Latinist * Raymond Las Vergnas, scholar of the English language, final dean of the faculté (1968-1971), then first president of Université Sorbonne Nouvelle - Paris 3

References

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