List of Rectors of the University of Paris
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This is a list of rectors of the University of Paris (the Sorbonne
), a foundation of the middle of the twelfth century with a charter from 1200. The office of rector emerged in the middle of the thirteenth century. Since the rector, initially the “rector of the nations”, was elected by the students and faculty, his position was very different from the appointed chancellor of the university
(who was in fact the ecclesiastical chancellor
of Notre Dame de Paris
, whose power came to be divided also with the chancellor of the Abbey of St Genevieve). The rector became the representative of the faculty of the arts; it required another century for the recognition of the rector as representing also the other three faculties (law, medicine and theology). From the middle of the fourteenth century the rector had the status of head of the university, but limited powers.
The rectorship for most of its history was an elected position, of high academic prestige, and held in practice for a single term of one year. The formal position was that the term was of three months, so in some years there were several rectors elected. In the medieval and early Renaissance periods many holders of the post were from outside France. The reorganization of 1970 divided the historical university into thirteen parts. The office of rector still exists, with title Recteur de l'Académie de Paris.
Sorbonne
The Sorbonne is an edifice of the Latin Quarter, in Paris, France, which has been the historical house of the former University of Paris...
), a foundation of the middle of the twelfth century with a charter from 1200. The office of rector emerged in the middle of the thirteenth century. Since the rector, initially the “rector of the nations”, was elected by the students and faculty, his position was very different from the appointed chancellor of the university
Chancellor of the University of Paris
The Chancellor of the University of Paris was originally the chancellor of the chapter of Notre Dame de Paris. The University of Paris ceased to exist in 1970, though the related position, Chancellor of the Universities of Paris is currently held by Maurice Quénet.-13th century:*Praepositinus...
(who was in fact the ecclesiastical chancellor
Chancellor (ecclesiastical)
Two quite distinct officials of some Christian churches have the title Chancellor.*In some churches, the Chancellor of a diocese is a lawyer who represents the church in legal matters....
of Notre Dame de Paris
Notre Dame de Paris
Notre Dame de Paris , also known as Notre Dame Cathedral, is a Gothic, Roman Catholic cathedral on the eastern half of the Île de la Cité in the fourth arrondissement of Paris, France. It is the cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Paris: that is, it is the church that contains the cathedra of...
, whose power came to be divided also with the chancellor of the Abbey of St Genevieve). The rector became the representative of the faculty of the arts; it required another century for the recognition of the rector as representing also the other three faculties (law, medicine and theology). From the middle of the fourteenth century the rector had the status of head of the university, but limited powers.
The rectorship for most of its history was an elected position, of high academic prestige, and held in practice for a single term of one year. The formal position was that the term was of three months, so in some years there were several rectors elected. In the medieval and early Renaissance periods many holders of the post were from outside France. The reorganization of 1970 divided the historical university into thirteen parts. The office of rector still exists, with title Recteur de l'Académie de Paris.
13th century
- Guillaume de Saint-Amour
- 1271 Alberic of Reims (election disputed, and a chaotic period of opposition by Siger of BrabantSiger of BrabantSiger of Brabant was a 13th century philosopher from the southern Low Countries who was an important proponent of Averroism...
follows) - 1275 Peter of AuvergnePeter of AuvergnePeter of Auvergne was a French philosopher and theologian.He was a canon of Paris; some biographers have thought that he was Bishop of Clermont, because a Bull of Boniface VIII of the year 1296 names as canon of Paris a certain Peter of Croc , already canon of Clermont; but it is more likely that...
- 1296 Peter of Auvergne
14th century
- 1304 Guillelmus Brito
- 1313 Marsilius of PaduaMarsilius of PaduaMarsilius of Padua Marsilius of Padua Marsilius of Padua (Italian Marsilio or Marsiglio da Padova; (circa 1275 – circa 1342) was an Italian scholar, trained in medicine who practiced a variety of professions. He was also an important 14th century political figure...
- 1326 Petrus de Dacia
- 1327 Jean BuridanJean BuridanJean Buridan was a French priest who sowed the seeds of the Copernican revolution in Europe. Although he was one of the most famous and influential philosophers of the late Middle Ages, he is today among the least well known...
- 1340 Jean Buridan (second term)
- 1348 Olivier Saladin, bishop of Nantes
- 1350 Jean de MurisJean de MurisJohannes de Muris was a French philosopher, astronomer, mathematician, and music theorist best known for treatises on the ars nova.-References:*...
- 1351 Jean Diacre
- 1353 Albert of SaxonyAlbert of Saxony (philosopher)Albert of Saxony was a German philosopher known for his contributions to logic and physics...
- 1355 Vojtěch Raňkův of Ježov
- 1367 Marsilius of InghenMarsilius of InghenMarsilius of Inghen was a medieval Dutch Scholastic philosopher who studied with Albert of Saxony and Nicole Oresme under Jean Buridan. He was Magister at the University of Paris as well as at the University of Heidelberg from 1386 to 1396.-Life:He was born near Nijmegen...
- 1371 Marsilius of Inghen (second term)
- 1378 Guillaume Gorran
- 1381 Mathieu Regnauld
- 1383 Jean Voignon
- 1393-5 Mathieu-Nicolas Poillevillain de Clémanges (Nicholas of Clamanges)
- 1395 (October–December), Walter ForresterWalter ForresterWalter Forrester , bishop of Brechin, was an administrator and prelate in later medieval Scotland. Originating in Angus, he came from a family of English origin who by the end of the 14th century had become well established in Scottish society...
(future bishop of BrechinBishop of BrechinThe Bishop of Brechin is the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Brechin or Angus, based at Brechin Cathedral, Brechin. The diocese had a long-established Gaelic monastic community which survived into the 13th century. The clerical establishment may very well have traced their earlier origins...
)
15th century
- 1401 (June) Jacques de Nouvion
- 1403 Pierre CauchonPierre CauchonPierre Cauchon , bishop of Beauvais. A strong partisan of English interests in France during the latter years of the Hundred Years' War, his role in arranging Joan of Arc's downfall led most subsequent observers to condemn his extension of secular politics into an ecclesiastical trial...
- 1405 Gérard de Machet
- 1409 Jean de Beaumont
- 1412 Jean Beaupère
- 1428 Pierre Maurice
- 1430 Thomas de Courcelles
- 1435 Olavi Maununpoika (Olavus Magni), bishop of Turku
- 1439 Guillaume Bouillé
- 1442 Jehan Pluyette
- 1448 Jehan Pluyette
- 1467 Guillaume FichetGuillaume FichetGuillaume Fichet was a French scholar who cooperated with Johann Heynlin to establish the first printing press in France in 1470.-Biography:He was born in Le Petit-Bornand-les-Glières, in Savoy...
- 1468 Johannes Heynlin known as De La Pierre or Lapidanus
- 1469 John Ireland
- 1473 Cantien Hue
- 1479 Martin de Delft
- 1485 Jan StandonckJan StandonckJan Standonck was a Dutch priest, Scholastic, and reformer.He was part of the great movement for reform in the 15th century French church. His approach was to reform the recruitment and education of the clergy, along very ascetic lines, heavily influenced by the hermit saint Francis of Paola...
- 1485 (October-December) Johannes Molitor
- 1486 Gillis van Delft
- 1489 Jean Lanternant, Johann Lantmann
- 1491 Guillaume Cappel
- 1492 Bernard Roillet
- 1494 Adam Pluyette
16th century
- 1513 Girolamo Aleandro
- 1514? Gilles de Maizières (Aegidius Maserius)
- 1519 Jean Finet
- 1519 Gervasius Waim
- 1520 Jean Tixier de Ravisi (Johannes Ravisius Textor, 1480–1524)
- 1525 William Manderston
- 1528 (March-June) Nicholas Boissel
- 1528 Bertinus Myss
- 1531 Landéric Maciot
- 1531 Jean de GagnyJean de GagnyJean de Gagny was a French theologian.He was at the Collège de Navarre in 1524. He became Rector of the University of Paris, in 1531, and Almoner Royal, in 1536. In 1546 he became Chancellor of the University of Paris....
- 1533 Nicolas CopNicolas CopNicolas Cop , rector of the University of Paris in late 1533, from 10 October 1533, was a Swiss Protestant Reformer and friend of Johannes Calvin...
- 1534 André de GouveiaAndré de GouveiaAndré de Gouveia was a Portuguese humanist and pedagogue during the Renaissance.André de Gouveia became one of the first Portuguese to study in the Collège Sainte-Barbe, in Paris, which was then directed by his uncle Diogo de Gouveia...
- 1539 Antoine de MouchyAntoine de MouchyAntoine de Mouchy was a French theologian and canonist, at Paris....
- 1540 Claude D'EspenceClaude D'EspenceClaude D'Espence was a French theologian, born in 1511 at Châlons-sur-Marne; died 5 Oct., 1571, at Paris. He entered the Collège de Navarre in 1536, and later became the rector of the Sorbonne before he got his doctorate. He was involved with the Council of Trent and argued against the Protestant...
- 1540 Simon VigorSimon VigorSimon Vigor was a French Catholic bishop and controversialist.-Life:...
- 1560 Claude Roillet
- 1564 Michel Marescot
- 1581 Jean Boucher
- 1584 John HamiltonJohn Hamilton (controversialist)John Hamilton was a Scottish Catholic controversial writer, Rector of the University of Paris, and prominent supporter of the Catholic League.-Life:...
- 1586 Jean Filesac
- 1594 Jacques d'Amboise
- Guillaume Rose, bishop of Senlis
- Guy de Saint-Paul
18th century
- 1701 Micheál Ó MordhaMicheál Ó MordhaMicheál Ó Mordha, , Irish priest, philosopher and educationalist, c.1639-1723.-Early life:Ó Mordha - generally referred to as Moore or Moor in contempoary documents - was born in Dublin about 1639. He left Ireland at a young age to be educated in Nantes and Paris, where he taught philosophy and...
(Michael Moore, orMoor) - Guillaume Dagomer
- 1707-8 Balthazar Gibert, also 1721-3, 1733-6
- 1713, 1717 Michel Godeau
- Edmond PourchotEdmond PourchotEdmond Pourchot was a university professor noted for his controversial advocacy of Cartesianism in place of Aristotelianism...
, seven times rector - 1719 Charles RollinCharles RollinCharles Rollin was a French historian and educator. He was born in Paris.-Biography:He was the son of a cutler, and at the age of twenty-two was made a master in the Collège du Plessis. In 1694 he was rector of the University of Paris, rendering great service among other things by reviving the...
(second term) - 1748 Jean-Baptiste Cochet
- 1789 Jean-Baptiste Dumouchel, constitutional bishop of Nîmes in 1790