Isn't Paris one, three and four all Sorbonne University?

First of all, there is no such thing as Sorbonne University. There is only the University of Paris in history, and there is no Sorbonne University. The term "Sorbonne University" cannot be used in Université. The word Sorbonne comes from Robert de Sorbon, the former founder of Collège de Sorbonne. Sorbonne is the name of a town in the north of Paris.

La Sorbonne refers to a series of ancient buildings located in the Latin quarter of Paris today. They used to be the site of Université de Paris before its split in 1970, and now they are mainly composed of Paris I (Panthionne-Sorbonne University), Paris III (New Sorbonne University), Paris IV (Paris-Sorbonne University) and Paris V (Descartes University). These ancient buildings were mainly built in two periods, including La Chapelle, the landmark building of Sorbonne, where Li Sailiu's coffin was stored. However, because revolutionaries in the French Revolution pulled out Li Sailiu's coffin stored in the catacombs of Sorbonne at that time, his bones were actually separated, but it is said that his head was later found and brought back to be stored here. No one knows if it is Li Sailiu himself. Part of it was built under the auspices of Bishop Li Sailiu in the 13th period of Louis, and the other part was built during the Paris World Expo at the end of 19 to show the world the positive features of the people of Paris and France. It is the same age as the Eiffel Tower. At that time, Paris University was divided into humanities college, natural science college, law school, medical college and pharmacy college.

After the May storm of 1968, the University of Paris split into 13 universities at 1970, from Paris I to Paris XIII. On the site, Paris I got the site of the original law school, Paris IV got the site of the original school and the Academy of Natural Sciences (Sorbonne Chapel is here), and Paris V got the site of the medical school and pharmacy school (I don't know which site Paris III got, but I have the impression that Paris III only has a modern campus, welcome to add); In terms of disciplines, the humanities school is mainly inherited by Paris I and Paris IV, the natural sciences school is mainly inherited by Paris VI (Pierre Marie Curie University) and Paris VII (Diderot University), the law school is mainly inherited by Paris II (Panthé on-assas University), and medicine and pharmacy are mainly inherited by Paris V; In terms of appellation, all three universities have the word Sorbonne in their names, but they are not used alone. They are the first in Paris (Pantion-Sorbonne), the third in Paris (Sorbonne-New) and the fourth in Paris (Paris-Sorbonne).

In addition, there are many university alliances with the word Sorbonne in Paris, mainly Sorbonne Universités (University of Paris IV, University of Paris VI and many universities or research institutions). Sorbonne Paris Cité (Paris III, Paris V, Paris VII and Paris XIII are also called Paris North University and some big schools and research institutions) and Hautes etudes-Sorbonne-Arts et mé tiers (He Sam Université) (Paris I and some big schools and research institutions, Paris I 20 16). In addition, at the beginning of 20 17, Paris IV and Paris VI announced the merger into one university, named Sorbonne Université.

Another meaning of the word Sorbonne is its spiritual meaning, especially its left-wing rebellious spirit, so Sorbonne is also a symbol of this left-wing rebellious spirit. These ancient buildings have been the center of many social and political movements, including the famous May storm in 1968, when roadblocks were built around Sorbonne, and students, teachers and other intellectuals who believed in left-wing ideas fought against the police of Charles de Gaulle's right-wing zf.

So, in a word, it is meaningless to argue about which university is the real "Sorbonne University".