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 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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'' 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

May 1968 The following events occurred in May 1968: May 1, 1968 (Wednesday) * CARIFTA, the Caribbean Free Trade Association, was formally created as an agreement between Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Guyana, and Trinidad and Tobago. * RAF Strike ...

. 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 Sorbonne University Association ( French: ''Association Sorbonne Université'') is a group of 10 academic institutions associated with the Sorbonne University. After the fusion between Paris-Sorbonne University and Pierre and Marie Curie Unive ...

. Paris-Sorbonne University enrolled about 24,000 students in 20 departments specialising in

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and languages, divided in 12 campuses 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 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, ...

university building, and three in the , and respectively. In addition, the university also maintained one campus in Abu Dhabi,

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia ( The Middle East). It is located at t ...

, alter called

Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi is a French and English-speaking university established on 7 October 2006 in Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates. The university affiliated with the French Sorbonne University (former Paris-Sorbo ...

. 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 Sorbonne University Association ( French: ''Association Sorbonne Université'') is a group of 10 academic institutions associated with the Sorbonne University. After the fusion between Paris-Sorbonne University and Pierre and Marie Curie Unive ...

, an alliance with the successor of the faculty of

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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 L ...

. This group allowed Paris-Sorbonne University students to study several

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s 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 dip ...

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 asp ...

, 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 for ...

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 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 ...

(2007) *

Philippe Contamine Philippe Contamine (7 May 1932 – 26 January 2022) was a French historian of the Middle Ages who specialised in military history and the history of the nobility. Contamine was a president of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, t ...

, 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, historian, awarded the Madeleine Laurain-Portemer prize by the

Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques 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 ...

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, 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 Nicolas-Christophe Grimal (born 13 November 1948 in Libourne) is a French Egyptologist. Biography Nicolas Grimal was born to Pierre Grimal in 1948. After his Agrégation in Classics in 1971, he obtained a PhD in 1976 and a Doctorat d'État in 1 ...

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 Claude Lecouteux (born 8 February 1943) is a French philologist and medievalist who specializes in Germanic studies. He is Professor Emeritus and Chair of the Literature and Civilization of Medieval Germanic Peoples at Sorbonne University. Biogra ...

, 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, member of the Académie française (2008) *

Danièle Pistone Danièle Pistone (born 1 December 1946) is a French musicologist, emeritus professor at the University Paris Sorbonne 4. Biography In addition to her musical studies (including piano and conducting at the and the Schola Cantorum de Paris, Pist ...

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 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 philosophy, ...

(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

(1994)

Notable alumni

Madrid - World Youth Day 2011 - Cardinal Barbarin - 2

Donald Adamson Donald Adamson (born 30 March 1939), is a British literary scholar, author and historian. Books which he has written include ''Blaise Pascal: Mathematician, Physicist, and Thinker about God'' and '' The Curriers' Company: A Modern History''. H ...

(born 1939), British historian * Shmuel Agmon (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 Sophia Antoniadis (, 31 July 1895, Piraeus - 25 January 1972, Athens) was a Greek Byzantinist. She was the first female professor at the Leiden University, the first female Humanities professor in the Netherlands and during her career was one of ...

(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 failin ...

(born 1950), French Catholic Archbishop of Lyon and cardinal *

Charlotte Casiraghi Charlotte Marie Pomeline Casiraghi (born 3 August 1986) is a Monégasque model, socialite, writer, editor, equestrian, journalist, film producer, and humanitarian. She is the second child and only daughter of Caroline, Princess of Hanover, and S ...

(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 Ioan Petru Culianu or Couliano (5 January 1950 – 21 May 1991) was a Romanian historian of religion, culture, and ideas, a philosopher and political essayist, and a short story writer. He served as professor of the history of religions at the ...

(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 Marie Drucker (born 3 December 1974) is a French journalist, author, television and radio personality. Early life The daughter of Jean Drucker, a French television executive, and a niece of Michel Drucker, a television journalist, she was educa ...

(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 D ...

(born 1951), French philosopher * Henri Guaino (born 1957) French politician *

William Irigoyen William Irigoyen (9 February 1970, Villecresnes in Val-de-Marne) is a French journalist working for the TV channel Arte. Parcours After studying German and journalism at CELSA Paris, William Irigoyen became editor-reporter for France 2 and F ...

(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 ...

(born 1972), Albanian Ambassador to the UN *

Samir Kassir Samir Kassir ( ar, سمير قصير, 5 May 1960 – 2 June 2005) was a Lebanese- Palestinian journalist of '' An-Nahar'' and professor of history at Saint-Joseph University, who was an advocate of democracy and prominent opponent of the Sy ...

(1960–2005), Lebanese-French professor of history at Saint-Joseph University * Jiddu Krishnamurti (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 mythology and religion of the Olmec civiliza ...

(born 1966) Italian-French archaeologist * Shahrzad Rafati (born 1980), Iranian-Canadian media entrepreneur *

Bernard Romain Bernard Romain son of René Margotton(born in Roanne, on 11 February 1944) is a French painter and sculptor. Author of the coloring of the tallest cliff of Europe in Normandy (Le Tréport) to commemorate the bicentenary of the French Revolution. ...

(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 20 ...

(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 is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). Overview After graduating from Aoyama Gakuin University, Yamaguchi went to Paris to study at Paris IV Un ...

(born 1950), Japanese politician * Nureldin Satti, Sudanese diplomat and ambassador to the United States. *

Jemima West Jemima West (born 11 August 1987) is a French actress. She is bilingual, growing up for most of her life in Paris, France. She is best known for playing ''Isabelle Lightwood'' in the film adaptation of '' The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones'' ...

(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.

References

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