Robert de Sorbon

Robert de Sorbon (French: [sɔʁbɔ̃]; 9 October 1201 – 15 August 1274) was a French theologian, the chaplain of Louis IX of France,[1] and founder of the Sorbonne college in Paris.

It was sponsored by King Louis and received the endorsement of Pope Alexander IV in 1259.

It subsequently grew into a major centre of learning and became the core of what would become the University of Paris.

Sorbon served as chancellor of the university, taught and preached there from 1258 until his death.

The library at the University of Reims, which opened in 2006, is named after Robert de Sorbon.