What is University of Paris?
{{coord|48|50|55|N|2|20|36|E|region:FR-75_type:landmark|display=title}} {{Infobox University |name = University of Paris |native_name = Université de Paris |image = Coat of arms of the University of Paris.svg |latin_name = Universitas magistrorum et scholarium Parisiensis |motto = ''Hic et ubique terrarum'' ([[Latin]]) |mottoeng = Here and anywhere on Earth |established = Circa 1150 &ndash; 1793, 1896 |closed = {{End date|1970}} |type = [[guild|Corporative]] from c. 1150 to 1793 and [[public university|public]] from 1896 to 1970 |city = [[Paris]] |country = France |campus = Urban }} The '''University of Paris''' ({{lang-fr|Université de Paris}}) was a [[university]] in [[Paris]], France. It was one of the first universities to be established in Europe. It was founded in the middle of the 12th century.<ref>Charles Homer Haskins: ''The Rise of Universities'', page 292. Henry Holt and Company, 1923.</ref> The university is often referred to as the '''Sorbonne''' or '''la Sorbonne''', after the creation of the college (Collège de Sorbonne) founded around 1257 by Robert de Sorbon. In 1971, the university was split into thirteen independent universities. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commons category}} * [http://www.ac-paris.fr/ Academy of Paris] {{in lang|fr}} * [http://www.sorbonne.fr/ Sorbonne - Universités Paris I, III, IV and V] (official homepage) {{France-stub}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Colleges and universities in France]] [[Category:Universities in Paris]] [[Category:1150s establishments]] [[Category:12th-century establishments in Europe]] [[Category:Establishments in France]]