Robert de Sorbon
Robert de Sorbon (October 9, 1201 - August 15, 1274) was a French theologian.
He was born in Sorbon, in the Ardennes dÃÂépartement.
He became chaplain and confessor to King Louis IX of France and founded the CollÃÂège de Sorbonne in Paris for the use of 20 theology students in 1257. The CollÃÂège later became the Sorbonne University.
He died in Paris.