Sorbonne
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"WHEN Casaubon, on his first visit to Paris, was shown over the great hall of the Sorbonne, he was told by his guide - This is where the theologians have disputed for five hundred years. 'Indeed!' was the reply; 'and pray what have they settled?'"--"Calvin at Geneva" (1858) by Mark Pattison |
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The Sorbonne (La Sorbonne) is a building of the Latin Quarter, in Paris, France, which has been the historical house of the former University of Paris. It is commonly used to refer to this historic University of Paris or one of its successor institutions (see below), but this is a recent usage, and "Sorbonne" has actually been used with different meanings over the centuries.
For information on the historic University of Paris and the present universities, which are its successor institutions or the Collège de Sorbonne, please refer to the relevant articles.
