The University of Provence Aix-Marseille I () was a

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mostly located in

Aix-en-Provence Aix-en-Provence, or simply Aix, is a List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, city and Communes of France, commune in southern France, about north of Marseille. A former capital of Provence, it is the Subprefectures in France, s ...

and

Marseille Marseille (; ; see #Name, below) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region. Situated in the ...

. It was one of the three Universities of Aix-Marseille and was part of the Academy of Aix and Marseille. On 1 January 2012, it merged with the

University of the Mediterranean The University of the Mediterranean Aix-Marseille II was a French university in the List of public universities in France by academy#Academy of Aix and Marseille, Academy of Aix and Marseille. Historically, it was part of the University of Aix-M ...

and

Paul Cézanne University Paul Cézanne University (also referred to as Paul Cézanne University Aix-Marseille III; French: ''Université Paul Cézanne Aix-Marseille III'') was a public research university based in the heart of Provence (southern France), in both Aix-en- ...

to become

Aix-Marseille University Aix-Marseille University (AMU; ; formally incorporated as ) is a Public university, public research university located in the Provence region of southern France. It was founded in 1409 when Louis II of Anjou, List of rulers of Provence, Count of ...

, the youngest, but also the largest in terms of students, budgets and staff in the French-speaking world.

Overview

The University of Provence was founded on 9 December 1409 as a ''

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'' by

Louis II of Anjou Louis II (5 October 1377 – 29 April 1417) was Duke of Anjou and Count of Provence from 1384 to 1417; he claimed the Kingdom of Naples, but only ruled parts of the kingdom from 1390 to 1399. His father, Louis I of Anjouthe founder of the House o ...

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, and subsequently recognized by

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issued by

Antipope Alexander V Peter of Candia, also known as Peter Phillarges () ( 1339 – 3 May 1410), named as Alexander V (; ), was an antipope elected by the Council of Pisa during the Western Schism (1378–1417). He reigned briefly from 26 June 1409 to his death in 1 ...

. In 1792, the University of Provence, along with twenty-one other universities, was dissolved during the French Revolution. The university was recreated in 1896. Following riots among university students in

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, it was re-established in 1968 through a merger of the school of humanities in Aix-en-Provence and the science one in Marseille. "The University of Provence asone of the most distinguished in France, second only to the University of Paris in the areas of French literature, history, and linguistics", according to

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's website. In the academic year of 2007–2008, 23,056 students were enrolled. Among them, 15,158 were female, while only 7,898 were male. 3,255 students came from countries outside France, 44 per cent of these came from Africa. 15,109 students studied in

, while others went to

Avignon Avignon (, , ; or , ; ) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. Located on the left bank of the river Rhône, the Communes of France, commune had a ...

Digne Digne-les-Bains (; Occitan: ''Dinha dei Banhs''), or simply and historically Digne (''Dinha'' in the classical norm or ''Digno'' in the Mistralian norm), is the prefecture of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte ...

Lambesc Lambesc () is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. Lambesc is located in the heart of Provence at the foot of the Côtes mountain range, near the Alpilles. The town has a ...

Arles Arles ( , , ; ; Classical ) is a coastal city and Communes of France, commune in the South of France, a Subprefectures in France, subprefecture in the Bouches-du-Rhône Departments of France, department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Reg ...

and

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. Overall, its facilities spanned 258 143 m². In 2007, the budget was 120,7 million euros, with 39,2 million euros available after wages. It had its own

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Publications de l'Université de Provence Aix-Marseille University (AMU; ; formally incorporated as ) is a public research university located in the Provence region of southern France. It was founded in 1409 when Louis II of Anjou, Count of Provence, petitioned the Pisan Antipope Alexand ...

. It also had its own theater, the Théâtre Antoine Vitez, named for

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Departments

* Ancient Civilisations * Anthropology * Applied Linguistics * Arabic, Berber languages, Persian, Turkish, Yiddish, Hebrew * Art History and Archeology * Biology * Chemistry and Physics * Cognitive Psychology * Developing and Differential Psychology * Drama * English * Environmental Studies * Ergology * French * Film Studies * Geography and Urban Planning * German * Hellenism * Hispanic and Latin American Studies * History * Information Technology * Italian * Korean * Linguistics * Mathematics, Computer Science and Mechanics * Media Studies * Miscellaneous Languages (Armenian, Hindi and Japanese) * Music * Philosophy * Phonetics and French as a Foreign Language * Portuguese * Psychology and Psychopathology * Romanian * Slavic Languages (Russian, Bulgarian, Polish, Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Czech) * Sociology * Teaching Studies * Visual Arts

Notable faculty and alumni

Christian Bromberger Christian Bromberger (born 1946, in Paris) is a French professor of anthropology and an expert of Iranian studies at the University of Provence in France. He is a specialist in studying the culture of Gilan in the Northern side of Iran and also t ...

, professor of anthropology and an expert of Iranian studies *

Georges Duby Georges Duby (; 7 October 1919 – 3 December 1996) was a French historian who specialised in the social and economic history of the Middle Ages. He ranks among the most influential medieval historians of the twentieth century and was one of Fra ...

taught at the University of Provence. *

Mansour Mohamed El-Kikhia Mansour Mohamed El-Kikhia () (born 28 November 1936) is a Libyan academic and politician. El-Kikhia is a former member of the Libyan National Transitional Council as a city representative for Benghazi. He is an alumnus of the University of Provenc ...

: Libyan politician and member of the interim

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(NTC). *

Sadaf Foroughi Sadaf Foroughi (; born July 27, 1976) is an Iranian director, screenwriter, producer and editor. She has a bachelor's degree in French literature. After receiving her master's degree in film studies from University of Provence in Aix-en-Provenc ...

and

Kiarash Anvari Kiarash Anvari (; born 16 November 1977 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian film director, video artist, and scriptwriter. Anvari received his B.A. degree in film making from Sooreh Higher Education Institute in Tehran. After receiving his master's ...

are graduates of the film studies department. *

Gilles-Gaston Granger Gilles-Gaston Granger (; ; 28 January 1920 – 24 August 2016) was a French philosopher. Work His works discuss the philosophy of logic, mathematics, human and social sciences, Aristotle, Jean Cavaillès, and Ludwig Wittgenstein. He produce ...

taught there from 1964 to 1986. * Martine L. Jacquot, writer, journalist * Pablo Daniel Magee, writer and investigative journalist, followed Hispanic and Latin American Studies at the University of Provence. * John H. Hubbard taught at the University of Provence. *2008

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laureate in literature J.M.G. Le Clézio earned a master's degree with a thesis on

Henri Michaux Henri Michaux (; 24 May 1899 – 19 October 1984) was a Belgian-born French poet, writer and painter. Michaux is renowned for his strange, highly original poetry and prose, and also for his art: the Paris Museum of Modern Art and the Guggenhei ...

from the University of Provence in 1964. * Annie Ousset-Krief, published historian and

American Civilization The history of the present-day United States began in roughly 15,000 BC with the arrival of the first people in the Americas. In the late 15th century, European colonization began and wars and epidemics largely decimated Indigenous societie ...

specialist, taught at the University of Provence. *

Paul Veyne Paul Veyne (; 13 June 1930 – 29 September 2022) was a French historian and a specialist of Ancient Rome. A student of the École Normale Supérieure and member of the École française de Rome, he was honorary professor at the Collège de Franc ...

taught at the University of Provence in the 1960s. *

Norodom Ranariddh Norodom Ranariddh (; 2 January 1944 – 28 November 2021, Romanization of Khmer#UNGEGN, UNGEGN: , Romanization of Khmer#ALA-LC Romanization Tables, ALA-LC: ) was a Cambodian politician and law academic. He was the second son of King Norodom S ...

, a Cambodian politician and prince. He is a close relative to the current king of Cambodia,

Norodom Sihamoni Norodom Sihamoni (, ; born 14 May 1953) is King of Cambodia. He became King on 14 October 2004, a week after the abdication of his father, Norodom Sihanouk. He is the eldest son of King Sihanouk and former Queen consort Norodom Monineath and ...

. *

Ariane Labed Ariane Labed (born 8 May 1984) is a French actress and film director. She is known for her feature film debut in '' Attenberg'', for which she won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress, and appearing in Helen Edmundson's film ''Mary Magdalene'' in 20 ...

, actress, film director.

References

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University of Provence The University of Provence Aix-Marseille I () was a Public university, public research university mostly located in Aix-en-Provence and Marseille. It was one of the three University of Aix-Marseille, Universities of Aix-Marseille and was part of t ...

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