Organization:University of Bourges

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The University of Bourges (French: Université de Bourges) was a university located in Bourges, France . It was founded by Louis XI in 1463 and closed during the French Revolution .

Until the mid-17th century, lack of suitable legal training at home meant many Scots seeking to practice law studied at Bourges, Paris or Orléans; thereafter, most did so at Leyden University in the Dutch Republic. [1]

Notable alumni

  • Patrick Adamson (1543–1591)
  • John Calvin (1509–1564)
  • Hugues Doneau (1527–1591)
  • Francois Douaren (1509–1559)
  • Conrad Gessner (1516–1565)
  • Franciscus Junius (the elder) (1545–1602)
  • Esmé Stewart, 3rd Duke of Lennox (1579–1624)

See also

References

  1. Houston 2017, p. 681.

Sources

  • Houston, Robert A (2017). "Law & Literature in Scotland, c 1450 to 1707". in Hutson, Lorna. The Oxford Handbook of English Law and Literature, 1500-1700. OUP. ISBN 978-0199660889. 
  • J.-Y. Ribault, "L'Ancienne université de Bourges", in: Académie d'Orléans, Guide de l'étudiant, année 1964-1965, pp. 23–25.