University of Bordeaux

University of Bordeaux

Université de Bordeaux
University seal
Type	Public
Established	7 June 1441
Endowment	€700 million
President	Manuel Tunon de Lara
Academic staff	4,000
Students	48,000
Location	Bordeaux , Nouvelle-Aquitaine , France

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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  1 History
  


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  2 Notable alumni
  
  
  
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    2.1 Academia
    
  
  
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    2.2 Activism
    
  
  
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    2.3 Business
    
  
  
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    2.4 Law
    
  
  
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    2.5 Literature and journalism
    
  
  
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    2.6 Performing arts
    
  
  
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    2.7 Politics
    
  
  
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    2.8 Sciences
    
  
  
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    2.9 Sports
    
  
  
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    2.10 Visual Arts
    
  
  
  
  


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  3 See also
  


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  4 References
  

History

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

Academia

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  Geoffrey Keating (c. 1569–c. 1644), Irish historian


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  Léon Duguit (1859–1928), French scholar of public law


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  Henri Moysset (1875–1949), French historian and politician


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  Jacques Ellul (1912–1994), French philosopher, sociologist, lay theologian, and professor


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  James Joll (1918–1994), British historian and university lecturer


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  Théophile Obenga (b. 1936), Congolese Egyptologist


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  Spencer C. Tucker (b. 1937), American military historian


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  Charles Butterworth (b. 1938), American political philosopher


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  Helene Hagan (b. 1939), Moroccan–American anthropologist and Amazigh activist


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  Pascal Salin (b. 1939), French economist and professor


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  Marie-France Vignéras (b. 1946), French mathematician


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  Alfredo Co (b. 1949), Filipino Sinologist


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  Idowu Bantale Omole (b. 1954), Nigerian professor and academic administrator

Activism

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  Aubrey Willis Williams (1890–1965), American social and civil rights activist


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  Jean-Claude Bajeux (1931–2011), Haitian political activist and professor


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  Louis Clayton Jones (1935–2006), African-American international attorney and civil rights leader

Business

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  Mireille Gillings (b. 1971), French Canadian neurobiologist and entrepreneur

Law

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  Thomas Barclay (c. 1570–1632), Scottish jurist and professor


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  James Marshall Sprouse (1923–2004), United States Circuit judge

Literature and journalism

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  François Mauriac (1885–1970) French novelist, dramatist, critic, poet, journalist and Nobel Laureate


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  Saint-John Perse (1887–1975), French poet-diplomat


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  Lucien Xavier Michel-Andrianarahinjaka (1929–1997), Malagasy writer, poet and politician


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  Esther Seligson (1941–2010), Mexican writer, poet, translator, and historian


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  Lee Mallory (b. 1946), American poet, editor and academic


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  Marc Saikali (b. 1965), Lebanese–French journalist


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  Sarah Ladipo Manyika (b. 1969), British Nigerian writer

Performing arts

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  Luc Plissonneau (b. 1961), French screenwriter and film director


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  Morteza Heidari (b. 1968), Iranian TV presenter

Politics

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  Jean Baptiste Gay, vicomte de Martignac (1778–1832), French statesman


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  Jean Ybarnégaray (1883–1956), Basque–French politician


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  Jean-Fernand Audeguil (1887–1956), French politician


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  Michel Kafando (b. 1942), Burkinabé diplomat


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  Xavier Darcos (b. 1947), French politician, scholar, civil servant and former Minister of Labour


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  Jean-Paul Gonzalez (b. 1947), French virologist


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  Mario Aoun (b. 1951), Lebanese politician


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  Alain Vidalies (b. 1951), the French Secretary of State for Transport, the Sea and Fisheries


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  Nagoum Yamassoum (b. 1954), Chadian politician and former Prime Minister of Chad


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  Anicet-Georges Dologuélé (b. 1957), Central African politician


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  Reza Taghipour (b. 1957), Iranian conservative politician


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  Thierry Santa (b. 1967), French Polynesian politician in New Caledonia


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  Germaine Kouméalo Anaté (b. 1968), Togolese government minister, scholar and writer


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  Olivier Falorni (b. 1972), French politician


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  Myriam El Khomri (b. 1978), French politician

Sciences

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  Joseph-Ignace Guillotin (1738–1814), French physician, politician and freemason and namesake of the guillotine
  


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  Célestin Sieur (1860–1955), French physician


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  Charles-Joseph Marie Pitard (1873–1927), French pharmacist and botanist


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  Pierre-Paul Grassé (1895–1985), French zoologist


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  Émile Peynaud (1912–2004), French oenologist


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  Laure Gatet (1913–1943), French pharmacist, biochemist and spy


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  Basile Adjou Moumouni (b. 1922), Beninese physician


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  Roland Paskoff (1933–2005), French geologist


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  Jean-Marie Tarascon (b. 1953), French chemist and professor


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  Bruno Vallespir (b. 1960), French engineer and professor

Sports

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  Jean-Pierre Escalettes (b. 1935), French retired footballer


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  Karounga Keïta (b. 1941), Malian football official and former coach and player


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  Bixente Lizarazu (b. 1969), Basque–French retired footballer

Visual Arts

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  Charles James (1906–1978), English-American fashion designer

See also

• List of medieval universities

References

1. 
   ^ Université de Bordeaux
   

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Grands établissements	Instituts polytechniques Bordeaux Grenoble Lorraine Agro ParisTech Arts et Métiers ParisTech Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques Collège de France Conservatoire national des arts et métiers École Centrale Paris École des ponts ParisTech École Nationale des Chartes École nationale supérieure des sciences de l'information et des bibliothèques École nationale supérieure maritime École nationale vétérinaire, agroalimentaire et de l'alimentation, Nantes-Atlantique École pratique des hautes études EHESP Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris Institut Mines-Télécom Institut national d'histoire de l'art Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales Institut national du sport, de l'expertise et de la performance Institut national supérieur des sciences agronomiques, de l'alimentation et de l'environnement Institut supérieur de l'aéronautique et de l'espace Institut supérieur des sciences agronomiques, agroalimentaires, horticoles et du paysage VetAgro Sup National Museum of Natural History Paris Dauphine University Paris Observatory School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences Sciences Po University of Lorraine

v t e Public universities in France, by academy

Aix-Marseille Aix-Marseille Avignon Amiens Verne Besançon Franche-Comté Bordeaux Bordeaux I Bordeaux III Bordeaux IV Pau and Pays de l'Adour Segalen Caen Caen Normandy Clermont-Ferrand Clermont Auvergne Corsica Paoli Créteil Marne-la-Vallée Paris VIII Paris XII Paris XIII Dijon Burgundy French Guiana French Guiana French Polynesia French Polynesia Grenoble Fourier Mendès-France Savoy Stendhal Guadeloupe French West Indies and Guiana Lille Lille Artois Littoral Opal Coast Valenciennes and Hainaut-Cambresis Limoges Limoges Lyon Lyon I Lyon II Lyon III Monnet Montpellier Montpellier I Montpellier II Montpellier III Nîmes Perpignan Nancy and Metz Lorraine Nantes Angers Maine Nantes Nice Nice Sophia Antipolis Toulon Orleans and Tours Orléans Rabelais New Caledonia New Caledonia Paris Panthéon-Assas Panthéon-Sorbonne Paris-Descartes Paris-Diderot Sorbonne Sorbonne-Nouvelle Poitiers Poitiers La Rochelle Reims Reims Champagne-Ardenne Rennes Rennes 1 Rennes II Southern Brittany Western Brittany Réunion Réunion Rouen Le Havre Rouen Strasbourg Strasbourg Upper Alsace Toulouse Capitole Champollion Jean Jaurès Sabatier Versailles Cergy-Pontoise Évry Val d'Essonne Paris-Sud Paris West Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines

v t e Higher education in Bordeaux
PRES	University of Bordeaux
Universities	Bordeaux 1 Bordeaux 2 Bordeaux 3 Bordeaux 4
Engineering grandes écoles	Bordeaux Sciences Agro Arts et Métiers ParisTech IPB ENSC ENSCBP ENSEIRB-MATMECA ENSEGID ENSTBB ESME-Sudria
Business schools	BEM Management School INSEEC ISEG
Others	École nationale de l'aviation civile École nationale de la magistrature École nationale supérieure d'architecture et de paysage de Bordeaux EPITECH E-Artsup Sciences Po

Authority control	BNF: cb16930020s (data) GND: 36062-4 ISNI: 0000 0001 2106 639X LCCN: n2016041909 SUDOC: 175206562 VIAF: 311581468 WorldCat Identities (via VIAF): 311581468

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