University of Bordeaux
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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 | , , |
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The University of Bordeaux (French: Université de Bordeaux) was founded in 1441 in France. The University of Bordeaux is part of the Community of universities and higher education institutions of Aquitaine.
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History[edit]
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[edit]
Academia[edit]
- Geoffrey Keating (c. 1569–c. 1644), Irish historian
- Léon Duguit (1859–1928), French scholar of public law
- Henri Moysset (1875–1949), French historian and politician
- Jacques Ellul (1912–1994), French philosopher, sociologist, lay theologian, and professor
- James Joll (1918–1994), British historian and university lecturer
- Julio Cotler (1932–2019), Peruvian anthropologist and sociologist
- Théophile Obenga (b. 1936), Congolese Egyptologist
- Spencer C. Tucker (b. 1937), American military historian
- Charles Butterworth (b. 1938), American political philosopher
- Helene Hagan (b. 1939), Moroccan–American anthropologist and Amazigh activist
- Pascal Salin (b. 1939), French economist and professor
- Marie-France Vignéras (b. 1946), French mathematician
- Alfredo Co (b. 1949), Filipino Sinologist
- Idowu Bantale Omole (b. 1954), Nigerian professor and academic administrator
Activism[edit]
- Aubrey Willis Williams (1890–1965), American social and civil rights activist
- Jean-Claude Bajeux (1931–2011), Haitian political activist and professor
- Louis Clayton Jones (1935–2006), African-American international attorney and civil rights leader
Business[edit]
- Mireille Gillings (b. 1971), French Canadian neurobiologist and entrepreneur
- Olivier Le Peuch (born 1963/1964), French businessman, CEO of Schlumberger[2]
Law[edit]
- Thomas Barclay (c. 1570–1632), Scottish jurist and professor
- James Marshall Sprouse (1923–2004), United States Circuit judge
Literature and journalism[edit]
- François Mauriac (1885–1970) French novelist, dramatist, critic, poet, journalist and Nobel Laureate
- Saint-John Perse (1887–1975), French poet-diplomat
- Lucien Xavier Michel-Andrianarahinjaka (1929–1997), Malagasy writer, poet and politician
- Esther Seligson (1941–2010), Mexican writer, poet, translator, and historian
- Lee Mallory (b. 1946), American poet, editor and academic
- Marc Saikali (b. 1965), Lebanese–French journalist
- Sarah Ladipo Manyika (b. 1969), British Nigerian writer
Performing arts[edit]
- Luc Plissonneau (b. 1961), French screenwriter and film director
- Morteza Heidari (b. 1968), Iranian TV presenter
Politics[edit]
- Jean Baptiste Gay, vicomte de Martignac (1778–1832), French statesman
- Jean Ybarnégaray (1883–1956), Basque–French politician
- Jean-Fernand Audeguil (1887–1956), French politician
- Michel Kafando (b. 1942), Burkinabé diplomat
- Xavier Darcos (b. 1947), French politician, scholar, civil servant and former Minister of Labour
- Jean-Paul Gonzalez (b. 1947), French virologist
- Mario Aoun (b. 1951), Lebanese politician
- Alain Vidalies (b. 1951), the French Secretary of State for Transport, the Sea and Fisheries
- Nagoum Yamassoum (b. 1954), Chadian politician and former Prime Minister of Chad
- Anicet-Georges Dologuélé (b. 1957), Central African politician
- Reza Taghipour (b. 1957), Iranian conservative politician
- Thierry Santa (b. 1967), French Polynesian politician in New Caledonia
- Germaine Kouméalo Anaté (b. 1968), Togolese government minister, scholar and writer
- Olivier Falorni (b. 1972), French politician
- Myriam El Khomri (b. 1978), French politician
Sciences[edit]
- Joseph-Ignace Guillotin (1738–1814), French physician, politician and freemason and namesake of the guillotine
- Célestin Sieur (1860–1955), French physician
- Charles-Joseph Marie Pitard (1873–1927), French pharmacist and botanist
- Pierre-Paul Grassé (1895–1985), French zoologist
- Émile Peynaud (1912–2004), French oenologist
- Laure Gatet (1913–1943), French pharmacist, biochemist and spy
- Basile Adjou Moumouni (b. 1922), Beninese physician
- Roland Paskoff (1933–2005), French geologist
- Jean-Marie Tarascon (b. 1953), French chemist and professor
- Bruno Vallespir (b. 1960), French engineer and professor
Sports[edit]
- Jean-Pierre Escalettes (b. 1935), French retired footballer
- Karounga Keïta (b. 1941), Malian football official and former coach and player
- Bixente Lizarazu (b. 1969), Basque–French retired footballer
Visual Arts[edit]
- Charles James (1906–1978), English-American fashion designer
