Sorbonne

[sawr-bon, -buhn, sawr-bawn]

noun

1. the seat of the faculties of arts and letters of the University of Paris.

2. a theological college founded in Paris in 1253 by Robert de Sorbon, suppressed in 1792, and ceasing to exist about 1850.

Sorbonne

/ sɔrbɔn /

noun

1. a part of the University of Paris containing the faculties of science and literature: founded in 1253 by Robert de Sorbon as a theological college; given to the university in 1808

Example Sentences

Cleaners discovered the break-in when they arrived for work before dawn at the museum, which is part of the Sorbonne university and located near the Jardin des Plantes in central Paris.

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He was also a lecturer at the prestigious Sorbonne University in Paris, with access to Versailles Palace's historical records, including inventories of royal furniture which had existed at the palace in the 18th Century.

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So Yentob spent time at the Sorbonne in Paris, before studying law in Leeds - where he fell head-over-heels in love with drama.

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He went on to get a doctorate from the Sorbonne.

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He holds a doctorate in political science from Sciences Po university in France, a doctorate in history from the Sorbonne and a Master of Law degree from Harvard Law School.

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