University of Bordeaux
Université de Bordeaux | |
University seal | |
Type | Public |
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Established | 7 June 1441 |
Endowment | €700 million |
President | Manuel Tunon de Lara |
Academic staff | 4,000 |
Students | 48,000 |
Location | Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France |
The University of Bordeaux (French: Université de Bordeaux) was founded in 1441 in France. In 1970, the University was split up in four separate universities. It was reestablished on 1 January 2014 from the merger of three of the new universities: Bordeaux 1, Victor Segalen University (Bordeaux 2), and Montesquieu University (Bordeaux 4). The University of Bordeaux is part of the Community of universities and higher education institutions of Aquitaine.
Contents
1 History
2 Notable alumni
3 See also
4 References
History
The original Université de Bordeaux was established by the papal bull of Pope Eugene IV on 7 June 1441 when Bordeaux was an English town. The initiative for the creation of the university is attributed to Archbishop Pey Berland. It was originally composed of four faculties: arts, medicine, law, and theology. The law faculty later split into faculties of civil law and canon law. A professorship in mathematics was founded in 1591 by Bishop François de Foix, son of Gaston de Foix, Earl of Kendal.
This university was disestablished in 1793, and then was re-founded on 10 July 1896.
In 1970 the university was split into three universities: Bordeaux 1, Bordeaux 2, and Bordeaux 3. In 1995, Bordeaux 4 split off from Bordeaux 1.
In 2007 the universities were grouped together as Communauté d'universités et établissements d'Aquitaine
From 1 January 2014, the university of Bordeaux were reunited, except for Bordeaux 3 which chose not to take part to the merger.[1]
Notable alumni
Myriam El Khomri, politician
Bixente Lizarazu, soccer player
Morteza Heidari, presenter
Laure Gatet, spy
Saint-John Perse, poet
François Mauriac, novelist
Michel Kafando, politician
Charles James, fashion designer
Anicet-Georges Dologuélé, politician
Alain Vidalies, politician
Pascal Salin, professor
Jean-Pierre Escalettes, soccer player
Reza Taghipour, politician
Thierry Santa, politician
Mario Aoun, politician
Alfredo Co, philosopher
Jean-Fernand Audeguil, politician
Jean Baptiste Gay, vicomte de Martignac, politician
James Marshall Sprouse, judge
Marc Saikali, journalist
See also
- List of medieval universities
References
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