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Founding of the Collège de France

Type Event Region Europe Time 1530

In 1530, at the suggestion of humanist Guillaume Budé, Francis I appointed six royal lecturers in Greek, Hebrew, mathematics and other subjects in Pa…

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  1. 1520–1530Paris · ParisRoyal librarian Guillaume Budé persuaded Francis I to follow Alcalá and Louvain by establishing chairs in Greek, Hebrew, and mathematics independent of the University of Paris, using philology against the Sorbonne's scholastic monopoly. The king agreed to pay the lecturers royal salaries, with public lectures conferring no degrees.
  2. 1530Paris · ParisThe king appointed six royal lecturers: three in Hebrew (Vatable, Guerentes, Pallardy), two in Greek (Dane, Toussain), and one in mathematics (Oronce Finé). This appointment is officially dated by institutional tradition as the founding year of the Collège de France (originally the Collège royal), creating a royal humanist institution independent of the Sorbonne.

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