Paris-Sorbonne University (also known as Paris IV; french: Université Paris-Sorbonne, Paris IV) was a

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, active from 1971 to 2017. It was the main inheritor of the Faculty of Humanities of the

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. In 2018, it merged with

Pierre and Marie Curie University Pierre and Marie Curie University (french: link=no, Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie, UPMC), also known as Paris 6, was a public research university in Paris, France, from 1971 to 2017. The university was located on the Jussieu Campus in the L ...

and some smaller entities to form a new university called

Sorbonne University Sorbonne University (french: Sorbonne Université; la Sorbonne: 'the Sorbonne') is a public research university located in Paris, France. The institution's legacy reaches back to 1257 when Sorbonne College was established by Robert de Sor ...

. Paris-Sorbonne University was consistently ranked as France's as well as one of the world's most prominent universities in the

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. ''

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'' ranked it 13th in humanities internationally in 2010, and 17th in 2011 and 2012. ''

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'' also ranked it as France's most reputable institution of higher education in 2012.

History

Façade de la chapelle Sainte-Ursule, Sorbonne, Paris

Paris-Sorbonne University was one of the inheritors of the Faculty of Humanities (french: Faculté des lettres) of the

(also known as the ''Sorbonne''), which ceased to exist following student protests in

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. The Faculty of Humanities of was the main focus of the University of Paris, and subsequently Paris-Sorbonne University was one of its main successors. It was a member of the Sorbonne University Group. Paris-Sorbonne University enrolled about 24,000 students in 20 departments specialising in

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and

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, divided in 12

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es throughout

. Seven of the campuses were situated in the historic

Latin Quarter The Latin Quarter of Paris (french: Quartier latin, ) is an area in the 5th and the 6th arrondissements of Paris. It is situated on the left bank of the Seine, around the Sorbonne. Known for its student life, lively atmosphere, and bistro ...

, including the historic Sorbonne university building, and three in the , and respectively. In addition, the university also maintained one campus in

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, alter called Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi. Paris-Sorbonne University also comprised France's prestigious communication and journalism school, CELSA, located in the Parisian suburb of . Paris-Sorbonne University maintained about 400 international agreements. As a successor of the faculty of humanities of the University of Paris, it was a founding member the Sorbonne University group, an alliance with the successor of the faculty of law and

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and of the faculty of

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of the University of Paris; Panthéon-Assas University and

Pierre-and-Marie-Curie University Pierre and Marie Curie University (french: link=no, Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie, UPMC), also known as Paris 6, was a public research university in Paris, France, from 1971 to 2017. The university was located on the Jussieu Campus in the ...

. This group allowed Paris-Sorbonne University students to study several dual degrees in combinations. Two graduate certificates in law from Panthéon-Assas University (Sorbonne Law School) were accessible for all the student members of the Sorbonne University group.

Succession: Sorbonne University

Paris-Sorbonne University merged with

into the

, effective from 1 January 2018.University World News, Merger of elite Paris universities gets the go-ahead
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Notable people

Notable faculty and staff

Notable Paris-Sorbonne university faculty include: *

Dominique Barbéris Dominique Barbéris (born 1958) is a French novelist, author of literary studies and university professor, specializing in stylistics and writing workshops. Biography Born in 1958 in Cameroon into a French family of Nantes, her father was a di ...

novelist A novelist is an author or writer of novels, though often novelists also write in other genres of both fiction and non-fiction. Some novelists are professional novelists, thus make a living writing novels and other fiction, while others aspire ...

, French literature *

Yves-Marie Bercé Yves-Marie Bercé (30 August 1936, Mesterrieux, Gironde), is a French historian known for his work on popular revolts of the modern era. He is a member of the Institut de France. Biography A student at the École Nationale des Chartes and fo ...

historian A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the st ...

, member of the Académie des sciences morales et politiques (2007) * Philippe Contamine, historian, member of the

Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres The Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres () is a French learned society devoted to history, founded in February 1663 as one of the five academies of the Institut de France. The academy's scope was the study of ancient inscriptions (epigr ...

Denis Crouzet Denis Bertrand Yves Crouzet (born 10 March 1953) is a French historian specialising in the history of the early modern period and particularly in the French Wars of Religion during the reformation. He is a professor at Paris-Sorbonne University w ...

, historian, awarded the

Madeleine Laurain-Portemer Madeleine Laurain-Portemer (7 June 1917 – 15 August 1996) was a 20th-century French historian, specializing in the history of Mazarin and his time, married to Jean Portemer (1911-1998). Biography An archivist palaeographer graduated from the ...

prize by the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques *

Marc Fumaroli Marc Fumaroli (10 June 1932 – 24 June 2020) was a French historian and essayist who was widely respected as an advocate for French literature and culture. While born in Marseille, Fumaroli grew up in the Moroccan city of Fez, and served in th ...

, member of the

Académie française An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosop ...

, professor at the

Collège de France The Collège de France (), formerly known as the ''Collège Royal'' or as the ''Collège impérial'' founded in 1530 by François I, is a higher education and research establishment ('' grand établissement'') in France. It is located in Paris n ...

Jean Favier Jean Favier (2 April 1932 – 12 August 2014) was a French historian, who specialized in Medieval history. From 1975 to 1994, he was director of the French National Archives. From 1994 to 1997, he was president of the Bibliothèque nationale de ...

(1932–2014), historian, member of the

Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres The Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres () is a French learned society devoted to history, founded in February 1663 as one of the five academies of the Institut de France. The academy's scope was the study of ancient inscriptions (epigr ...

* Nicolas Grimal,

egyptologist Egyptology (from ''Egypt'' and Greek , '' -logia''; ar, علم المصريات) is the study of ancient Egyptian history, language, literature, religion, architecture and art from the 5th millennium BC until the end of its native religiou ...

, member of the

* Claude Lecouteux, historian *

Jean-Luc Marion Jean-Luc Marion (born 3 July 1946) is a French philosopher and Roman Catholic theologian. Marion is a former student of Jacques Derrida whose work is informed by patristic and mystical theology, phenomenology, and modern philosophy.Horner ...

philosopher A philosopher is a person who practices or investigates philosophy. The term ''philosopher'' comes from the grc, φιλόσοφος, , translit=philosophos, meaning 'lover of wisdom'. The coining of the term has been attributed to the Greek th ...

, member of the

(2008) * Danièle Pistone,

musicologist Musicology (from Greek μουσική ''mousikē'' 'music' and -λογια ''-logia'', 'domain of study') is the scholarly analysis and research-based study of music. Musicology departments traditionally belong to the humanities, although some m ...

, correspondent member at the Académie des beaux-arts (2014) * Frédéric Regard, littérature britannique, spécialiste des études de genre en France * Jean-Yves Tadié, English Literature *

Jean Tulard Jean Tulard (born 22 December 1933, Paris) is a French academic and historian, specialising in the history of cinema, of the French Consulate and the First French Empire. He is a member of the Académie des sciences morales et politiques since ...

, historian, member of the Académie des sciences morales et politiques (1994)

Notable alumni

Madrid - World Youth Day 2011 - Cardinal Barbarin - 2

* Donald Adamson (born 1939), British historian *

Shmuel Agmon Shmuel Agmon ( he, שמואל אגמון; born 2 February 1922) is an Israeli mathematician. He is known for his work in analysis and partial differential equations. Biography Shmuel Agmon was born in Tel Aviv to writer Nathan Agmon and Chaya G ...

(born 1922), Israeli mathematician *

Hamad Bin Abdulaziz Al-Kawari Hamad Bin Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari ( ar, حمد بن عبد العزيز الكوّاري; born 1 January 1948) is a Qatari diplomat and politician. Dr. Al-Kuwari serves as State Minister with rank of Deputy Prime Minister. He is currently President ...

(born 1948), Qatari diplomat * Sophia Antoniadis (1895-1972), classical scholar and first female professor at Leiden University *

Philippe Barbarin Philippe Xavier Christian Ignace Marie Barbarin (born 17 October 1950) is a French Roman Catholic prelate who was the Archbishop of Lyon from 2002 to 2020. He was made a cardinal in 2003. He was charged in 2017 and convicted in 2019 of failing ...

(born 1950), French Catholic Archbishop of Lyon and cardinal * Charlotte Casiraghi (born 1986), Italian fashion journalist *

Karl P. Cohen Karl Paley Cohen (February 5, 1913 – April 6, 2012) was a physical chemist who became a mathematical physicist and helped usher in the age of nuclear energy and reactor development. He began his career in 1937 making scientific advances in urani ...

(1913–2012), American physical chemist * Ioan Petru Culianu (1950–1991), Romanian historian * Abiol Lual Deng (born 1983), South Sudanese-American political scientist * Mamadou Diouf, Senegalese professor of Western African history at

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...

* Marie Drucker (born 1974), French journalist * Soudabeh Fazaeli (born 1947), Iranian seismologist, researcher, mythologist and writer *

Luc Ferry Luc Ferry (; born 3 January 1951) is a French philosopher and politician, and a proponent of secular humanism. He is a former member of the Saint-Simon Foundation think-tank. Biography He received an Agrégation de philosophie (1975), a Do ...

(born 1951), French philosopher * Henri Guaino (born 1957) French politician * William Irigoyen (born 1970), French journalist *

Besiana Kadare Besiana Kadare is an Albanian diplomat. She served as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative of Albania to the United Nations, a Vice President of the United Nations General Assembly for its 75th session, and A ...

(born 1972), Albanian Ambassador to the UN * Samir Kassir (1960–2005), Lebanese-French professor of history at Saint-Joseph University *

Jiddu Krishnamurti Jiddu Krishnamurti (; 11 May 1895 – 17 February 1986) was a philosopher, speaker and writer. In his early life, he was groomed to be the new World Teacher, an advanced spiritual position in the theosophical tradition, but later rejected th ...

(born 1895), Indian philosopher * Thanh Hai Ngo (born 1947), Vietnamese-Canadian senator *

Caterina Magni Caterina Magni (born 1966) is an Italian-born French archaeologist and anthropologist, who specialises in the study of pre-Columbian cultures of Mesoamerica, and in particular the iconography, art and Olmec mythology, mythology and religion of the ...

(born 1966) Italian-French archaeologist *

Shahrzad Rafati Shahrzad Rafati is an Iranian-Canadian chairwoman and CEO of BroadbandTV Corp (BBTV) a global media company headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. In October 2020, Rafati led BBTV to its initial public offering on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Earl ...

(born 1980), Iranian-Canadian media entrepreneur * Bernard Romain (born 1944), French painter and sculptor *

Christiane Taubira Christiane Marie Taubira (; born 2 February 1952) is a French politician who served as Minister of Justice of France in the governments of Prime Ministers Jean-Marc Ayrault and Manuel Valls under President François Hollande from 2012 until ...

(born 1952), Minister of Justice of France * Habib Tawa (born 1945), Lebanese-French historian *

Jean-Pierre Thiollet Jean-Pierre Thiollet (; born 9 December 1956) is a French writer and journalist. Primarily living in Paris, he is the author of numerous books and one of the national leaders of the European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions (CEDI), a ...

(born 1956), French writer * Shunichi Yamaguchi (born 1950), Japanese politician *

Nureldin Satti Nureldin Mohamed Hamed Satti was the Sudanese ambassador to the United States from 2020 to 2022. Education In 1974, Satti received his doctorate in literature from the University of Paris-Sorbonne. Life and career Following his graduation, ...

, Sudanese diplomat and ambassador to the United States. * Jemima West (born 1987), Anglo-French actress *

Baby Varghese Baby Varghese, () born in India, is a Malankara Orthodox priest and a Church historian and scholar in Syriac Liturgical Theology. Education After graduating from CMS College in Kottayam, Varghese joined Orthodox Theological Seminary in Kotta ...

Indian scholar and professor *

Abdul Hafeez Mirza Abdul Hafeez Mirza (2 October 1939 – 17 November 2021) was a Pakistani tourism worker, cultural activist and an educationist. He worked as general manager at Tourism Development Corporation Punjab (TDCP), and served as a Consultant for Touris ...

(born 1939), Pakistani Tourism worker, cultural activist and Professor of French. Studied International Tourism.

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Notable people

Notable faculty and staff

Notable alumni

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