Collège Sainte-Barbe

The building of the former Collège Sainte-Barbe in Paris

Collège Sainte-Barbe: creation . Printed work by du Gast, Robert, circa 1556 (Sorbonne Library, NuBIS)

The Collège Sainte-Barbe was the oldest college in France until it closed in 1999 .

history

The highly regarded educational institution was founded in 1460 and was based in the Rue Valette on Montagne Sainte-Geneviève in the 5th arrondissement in Paris . Notable former scholars were Jules Michelet , Serge July and Philippe Léotard . The building has been a French cultural monument since 1999 .

Well-known graduates

• Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval (1851–1940), physicist
• Alfred Dreyfus (1859–1935), officer
• Gustave Eiffel (1832-1923), engineer
• Léon Gandillot (1862–1912), librettist
• Michel Piccoli (1925-2020), actor

Web links

Commons : Collège Sainte-Barbe  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Entry no. PA75050002 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

Coordinates: 48 ° 50 ′ 51 ″  N , 2 ° 20 ′ 47.8 ″  E