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Faculté des Lettres de Paris La Sorbonne | |
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Former names | Faculté des Arts(1200–1793) Faculté des Lettres(1808–1896) Faculté des Lettres et Sciences Humaines(1896–1971) |
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| Type | Public |
| Active | 1200; 826 years ago (1200)–1971 (1971) |
Parent institution | University of Paris(1896–1971) |
| Dean | Raymond Las Vergnas(last, 1968–1971) |
| Location | Paris ,France |
| Campus | Urban |
| Language | French, English |
| Current successors | Sorbonne University(in the same building) Panthéon-Sorbonne University Paris Cité University Sorbonne Nouvelle University |
TheFaculty of Humanities of Paris (in French:Faculté des Lettres de Paris[fakyltedelɛtʁdəpaʁi]), commonly known as the "Sorbonne", was one of the four faculties of theUniversity of Paris, refounded in 1896, and an independent entity from 1808 to 1896, based in theSorbonne building, in Paris. It was the heir to the Faculty of Arts of the old University of Paris, founded around 1200, and to theCollege of Sorbonne, founded in 1270.
It was set up by the imperial decree regarding theUniversity of France on 17 March 1808. It partly succeeded the Faculty of Arts of the former University of Paris (1150–1793). In 1896, it was joined to four other faculties in Paris to form the new University of Paris. It was dissolved in 1970, at the same time as the University of Paris.Sorbonne University and theParis 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University are its main successors today.
The Faculty of Humanities was created by the decree of 17 March 1808 on the organisation of theImperial University of France.[1][2]Under theBourbon Restoration, the faculty welcomed an average of 1,000 to 1,500 students a year, rising to 2,000 under theJuly Monarchy. But the number of teaching staff remained limited: between 1809 and 1878, only 51 professors taught at the Faculty of Humanities.[2]
In 1896, theUniversity of Paris, also known as theNew University of Paris, was re-created as an umbrella organisation for the Faculty of Science, the Faculty of Arts, theFaculty of Law, the Faculty of Medicine, the Faculty of Protestant Theology and theÉcole Supérieure de Pharmacie de Paris. The faculty was renamed the Faculty of Arts and Humanities until 1971.[3]
Following theloi Faure of 8 October 1970, it was divided into the universities Paris-I (Panthéon-Sorbonne University), Paris-III (Sorbonne Nouvelle University), Paris-IV (Paris-Sorbonne University), Paris-V (Paris-Descartes University) and Paris-VII (Paris-Diderot University) in 1970.
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:[2]
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