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Collège de France

October 28, 2023

This article is about the tertiary education college in Paris. For other uses, see Collège de France (disambiguation).

The Collège de France (French pronunciation: [kɔlɛʒ də fʁɑ̃s]), 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 near La Sorbonne. The Collège de France is considered to be France's most prestigious research establishment.[2][3]

Collège de France
Coat of arms of the Collège de France, given by Louis XIV with letters patent in 1699
Latin: Collegium Franciæ Regium
Former names
Collège royal, Collège impérial
Motto
Docet omnia (Latin)
Motto in English
Teaches all
TypePublic
Established1530; 493 years ago (1530) (royal charter)
FounderFrancis I of France
AffiliationPSL University, Consortium Couperin[1]
AdministratorThomas Römer
Academic staff
47 chairs (2016)
Location
Paris
,
France

48°50′57″N 002°20′44″E / 48.84917°N 2.34556°E / 48.84917; 2.34556
CampusUrban
Websitewww.college-de-france.fr
The primary entrance to the Collège de France

Research and teaching are closely linked at the Collège de France, whose ambition is to teach "the knowledge that is being built up in all fields of literature, science and the arts". It offers high-level courses that are free, nondegree-granting and open to all without condition or registration. This gives it a special place in the French intellectual landscape.

Overview edit

As of 2021, 21 Nobel Prize winners and 9 Fields Medalists have been affiliated with the Collège. It does not grant degrees. Each professor is required to give lectures where attendance is free and open to anyone. Professors, about 50 in number, are chosen by the professors themselves, from a variety of disciplines, in both science and the humanities. The motto of the Collège is Docet Omnia, Latin for "It teaches everything"; its goal is to "teach science in the making" and can be best summed up by Maurice Merleau-Ponty's phrase: "Not acquired truths, but the idea of freely-executed research"[4] which is inscribed in golden letters above the main hall.

It is an associate member of University PSL.[5]

 
The courtyard of the Collège de France

The Collège has research laboratories and one of the best research libraries of Europe, with sections focusing on history with rare books, humanities, social sciences and also chemistry and physics.

As of June 2009, over 650 audio podcasts of Collège de France lectures are available on iTunes. Some are also available in English and Chinese. Similarly, the Collège de France's website hosts several videos of classes. The classes are followed by various students, from senior researchers to PhD or master students, or even bachelor students. Moreover, the "leçons inaugurales" (first lesson) are important events in Paris intellectual and social life and attract a very large public of curious Parisians.

History edit

The Collège was established by King Francis I of France, modeled after the Collegium Trilingue in Louvain, at the urging of Guillaume Budé. Of humanist inspiration, the school was established as an alternative to the Sorbonne to promote such disciplines as Hebrew, Ancient Greek (the first teacher being the celebrated scholar Janus Lascaris) and Mathematics.[6] Initially called Collège royal, and later Collège des trois langues (Latin, ancient Greek and Hebrew), Collège national, and Collège impérial, it was named Collège de France in 1870. In 2010, it became a founding associate of PSL Research University (a community of Parisian universities).

Administrators edit

Faculty edit

The faculty of the Collège de France currently comprises fifty-two Professors, elected by the Professors themselves from among Francophone scholars[7] in subjects including mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, history, archaeology, linguistics, oriental studies, philosophy, the social sciences and other fields. Two chairs are reserved for foreign scholars who are invited to give lectures.

Notable faculty members include Serge Haroche, awarded with Nobel Prize in Physics in 2012. Notably, 8 Fields medal winners have been affiliated with the College.

Past faculty include:

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Les membres de Couperin", Couperin.org (in French), retrieved 12 July 2018
  2. ^ Appelrouth, Scott; Edles, Laura Desfor (2008). Classical and Contemporary Sociological Theory: Text and Readings. Pine Forge Press. p. 641. ISBN 9780761927938. OCLC 1148204416.
  3. ^ John Culbert (2011). Paralyses: Literature, Travel, and Ethnography in French Modernity. U of Nebraska Press. p. 257. ISBN 978-0803234192.
  4. ^ "Non pas des vérités acquises, mais l'idée d'une recherche libre". The entire sentence is in fact: "Ce que le Collège de France, depuis sa fondation, est chargé de donner à ses auditeurs, ce ne sont pas des vérités acquises, c'est l'idée d'une recherche libre." From Merleau-Ponty's inaugural lecture at the Collège de France, reproduced in: Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Éloge de la philosophie et autres essais, Paris: Gallimard, 1989, p. 13.
  5. ^ "Decree 2019-1130 creating Université Paris sciences et lettres (Université PSL)".
  6. ^ Byzance et l'Europe : Colloque à la Maison de l'Europe, Paris, 22 avril 1994, H. Antoniadis-Bibicou (Ed.), 2001, ISBN/ISSN/EAN: 291142720.
  7. ^ Francophone only in the sense that they have to be able to teach in French; they are not required to be native speakers of French or to come from or to have studied in a Francophone country: see for example Sanjay Subrahmanyam who is Indian: Sanjay Subrahmanyam's biography on the site of the Collège de France
  8. ^ Guillaume Du Val (1644). Le Collège Royal de France. Institution, Establissement et Catalogue des Lecteurs et Professeurs Ordinaires du Roy (in French). Bovillette. p. 68. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Anne Cheng Biographie." Collège de France. Retrieved on 11 December 2013.
  10. ^ (in French) Biography at Collège de France website
  11. ^ (in French) Biography at Collège de France website
  12. ^ (in French) Nécrologie de M. Jean Yoyotte (1927–2009) par Christiane Zivie-Coche

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college de france wbr frThe primary entrance to the College de FranceResearch and teaching are closely linked at the College de France whose ambition is to teach the knowledge that is being built up in all fields of literature science and the arts It offers high level courses that are free nondegree granting and open to all without condition or registration This gives it a special place in the French intellectual landscape Contents 1 Overview 2 History 3 Administrators 4 Faculty 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksOverview editAs of 2021 21 Nobel Prize winners and 9 Fields Medalists have been affiliated with the College It does not grant degrees Each professor is required to give lectures where attendance is free and open to anyone Professors about 50 in number are chosen by the professors themselves from a variety of disciplines in both science and the humanities The motto of the College is Docet Omnia Latin for It teaches everything its goal is to teach science in the making and can be best summed up by Maurice Merleau Ponty s phrase Not acquired truths but the idea of freely executed research 4 which is inscribed in golden letters above the main hall It is an associate member of University PSL 5 nbsp The courtyard of the College de FranceThe College has research laboratories and one of the best research libraries of Europe with sections focusing on history with rare books humanities social sciences and also chemistry and physics As of June 2009 over 650 audio podcasts of College de France lectures are available on iTunes Some are also available in English and Chinese Similarly the College de France s website hosts several videos of classes The classes are followed by various students from senior researchers to PhD or master students or even bachelor students Moreover the lecons inaugurales first lesson are important events in Paris intellectual and social life and attract a very large public of curious Parisians History editThe College was established by King Francis I of France modeled after the Collegium Trilingue in Louvain at the urging of Guillaume Bude Of humanist inspiration the school was established as an alternative to the Sorbonne to promote such disciplines as Hebrew Ancient Greek the first teacher being the celebrated scholar Janus Lascaris and Mathematics 6 Initially called College royal and later College des trois langues Latin ancient Greek and Hebrew College national and College imperial it was named College de France in 1870 In 2010 it became a founding associate of PSL Research University a community of Parisian universities Administrators edit1800 1823 Louis Lefevre Gineau 1824 1838 Antoine Isaac Silvestre de Sacy 1838 1840 Louis Thenard 1840 1848 Jean Antoine Letronne 1848 1852 Jules Barthelemy Saint Hilaire 1852 1853 Xavier de Portets 1853 1854 Jacques Rinn 1854 1873 Stanislas Julien 1873 1883 Edouard Rene de Laboulaye 1883 1892 Ernest Renan 1892 1894 Gaston Boissier 1894 1903 Gaston Paris 1903 1911 Emile Levasseur 1911 1929 Maurice Croiset 1929 1936 Joseph Bedier 1937 1955 Edmond Faral 1955 1965 Marcel Bataillon 1966 1974 Etienne Wolff 1974 1980 Alain Horeau 1980 1991 Yves Laporte 1991 1997 Andre Miquel 1997 2000 Gilbert Dagron 2000 2006 Jacques Glowinski 2006 2012 Pierre Corvol 2012 2015 Serge Haroche 2015 2019 Alain Prochiantz Since 2019 Thomas RomerFaculty editThe faculty of the College de France currently comprises fifty two Professors elected by the Professors themselves from among Francophone scholars 7 in subjects including mathematics physics chemistry biology history archaeology linguistics oriental studies philosophy the social sciences and other fields Two chairs are reserved for foreign scholars who are invited to give lectures Notable faculty members include Serge Haroche awarded with Nobel Prize in Physics in 2012 Notably 8 Fields medal winners have been affiliated with the College Past faculty include Raymond Aron Jean Francois Boissonade de Fontarabie Etienne Baluze Roland Barthes Simon Baudichon 8 Emile Benveniste Henri Bergson Claude Bernard Marcelin Berthelot Yves Bonnefoy Pierre Boulez Pierre Bourdieu Jean Francois Champollion Jean Pierre Changeux Roger Chartier Anne Cheng 9 Claude Cohen Tannoudji Alain Connes Yves Coppens Georges Cuvier Marie Henri d Arbois de Jubainville Jean Darcet Jacques Arsene d Arsonval Pierre Gilles de Gennes Emile Deschanel Georges Duby Georges Dumezil Lucien Febvre Oronce Fine Michel Foucault Ferdinand Andre Fouque Etienne Fourmont Marc Fumaroli Albert Gabriel Jean Baptiste Gail Charles Gide Etienne Gilson Jerzy Grotowski Martial Gueroult Ian Hacking Eugene Auguste Ernest Havet Barthelemy d Herbelot Francoise Heritier Frederic Joliot Alfred Jost Stanislas Julien Rene Labat Edouard Rene Lefebvre de Laboulaye Sylvestre Francois Lacroix Rene Laennec Paul Langevin Henri Lebesgue Rene Leriche Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie Claude Levi Strauss Andre Lichnerowicz Alfred Loisy Edmond Malinvaud Henri Maspero Louis Massignon Marcel Mauss Maurice Merleau Ponty Jules Michelet Adam Mickiewicz Jean Baptiste Morin Alexis Paulin Paris Paul Pelliot Francois Petis de la Croix Guillaume Postel Edgar Quinet Petrus Ramus Henri Victor Regnault Jean Pierre Abel Remusat Louis Robert Jean Baptiste Say Victor Scialac Jean Pierre Serre Francois Simiand Gabriel Sionita Andre Vaillant Paul Valery Francois Vatable Jean Pierre Vernant Claire Voisin 10 Jules Vuillemin Harald Weinrich 11 Jean Christophe Yoccoz Jean Yoyotte 12 Don ZagierSee also editInstitut de France Raymond CouvegnesReferences edit Les membres de Couperin Couperin org in French retrieved 12 July 2018 Appelrouth Scott Edles Laura Desfor 2008 Classical and Contemporary Sociological Theory Text and Readings Pine Forge Press p 641 ISBN 9780761927938 OCLC 1148204416 John Culbert 2011 Paralyses Literature Travel and Ethnography in French Modernity U of Nebraska Press p 257 ISBN 978 0803234192 Non pas des verites acquises mais l idee d une recherche libre The entire sentence is in fact Ce que le College de France depuis sa fondation est charge de donner a ses auditeurs ce ne sont pas des verites acquises c est l idee d une recherche libre From Merleau Ponty s inaugural lecture at the College de France reproduced in Maurice Merleau Ponty Eloge de la philosophie et autres essais Paris Gallimard 1989 p 13 Decree 2019 1130 creating Universite Paris sciences et lettres Universite PSL Byzance et l Europe Colloque a la Maison de l Europe Paris 22 avril 1994 H Antoniadis Bibicou Ed 2001 ISBN ISSN EAN 291142720 Francophone only in the sense that they have to be able to teach in French they are not required to be native speakers of French or to come from or to have studied in a Francophone country see for example Sanjay Subrahmanyam who is Indian Sanjay Subrahmanyam s biography on the site of the College de France Guillaume Du Val 1644 Le College Royal de France Institution Establissement et Catalogue des Lecteurs et Professeurs Ordinaires du Roy in French Bovillette p 68 Retrieved 16 January 2021 Anne Cheng Biographie College de France Retrieved on 11 December 2013 in French Biography at College de France website in French Biography at College de France website in French Necrologie de M Jean Yoyotte 1927 2009 par Christiane Zivie CocheExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to College de France College de France website English home page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title College de France amp oldid 1172829744, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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