University of Paris
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were scattered, a number of the teachers and disciples took refuge in
Bologna
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Pope Clement V
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also studied there law and letters; by a
papal bull
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History
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Champagne
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Normandy
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, Touraine, Guyenne and Scotland.
The current university was founded in 1960, after its medieval predecessor was closed down in 1793 and merged into the University of France in 1808.
Organisation
The university is organised into three Teaching and Research divisions (UFR):
* Law, Economics and Management
* Literature, Languages and Human Sciences
* Science and Technology
In addition, it has:
* 4 University Institutes of Technology
* 1 Science of the Universe Observatory
* 1 National Higher Institute of Teaching and Education
* 1 School of Engineering
* 1 School of Kinesiology
Walter Forrester
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Bishop of Aberdeen
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John Calvin
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Molière
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(1622–1673), French playwright and actor, considered to be one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature
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Pierre de Fermat
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(c. 1601 – 1665), best known for his Fermat's principle for light propagation and his
Fermat's Last Theorem
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in
number theory
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Parliament of Scotland
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Jacques Paul Migne
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Chad
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* Thomas Boni Yayi (born 1951) - banker and politician, President of
Benin
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Lebanon
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List of medieval universities
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