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Sorbonne

(French sɔrbɔn)
n
(Placename) the Sorbonne a part of the University of Paris containing the faculties of science and literature: founded in 1253 by Robert de Sorbon as a theological college; given to the university in 1808
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Sor•bonne

(sɔrˈbɒn, -ˈbʌn; Fr. sɔrˈbɔn)

n.
the seat of the faculties of arts and letters of the University of Paris.
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Noun1.Sorbonne - a university in ParisSorbonne - a university in Paris; intellectual center of France
capital of France, City of Light, French capital, Paris - the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
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Brague, hoy profesor emerito de Filosofia Medieval en La Sorbona, que recibio el Premio Ratzinger en 2012, resulta ya conocido en Espana por algunas de sus publicaciones anteriores.
Perrin es actualmente director de estudios en la Seccion de Ciencias Religiosas de <<l'Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes>> (Sorbona, Paris) y miembro del <<Laboratoire d'etudes sur les Monotheismes>> (UMR 8584/Labex Hastec).
Entre 1965 y 1966, y luego entre 1968 y 1969 permanece en Francia mientras asiste a seminarios y desarrolla su tesis doctoral en la Sorbona, que presenta en junio del '69, bajo el titulo "Los hombres de Venezuela, sus necesidades y aspiraciones".