University of Paris Faculty of Humanities

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Faculty of Humanities of Paris
The Sorbonne

Faculté des Lettres de Paris La Sorbonne
Former names	Faculté des Arts (1200–1793) Faculté des Lettres (1808–1896) Faculté des Lettres et Sciences Humaines (1896–1971)
Type	Public
Active	1200; 825 years ago (1200)–1971 (1971)
Parent institution	University of Paris (1896–1971)
Dean	Raymond Las Vergnas (last, 1968–1971)
Location	Paris , France
Campus	Urban
Language	French, English
Current successors	Sorbonne University (in the same building) Panthéon-Sorbonne University Paris Cité University Sorbonne Nouvelle University

The Faculty of Humanities of Paris (in French: Faculté des Lettres de Paris), commonly known as the Sorbonne, was one of the four faculties of the University of Paris, refounded in 1896, and an independent entity from 1808 to 1896, based in the Sorbonne building, in Paris. It was the heir to the Faculty of Arts of the old University of Paris, founded around 1200, and to the College of Sorbonne, founded in 1270.

It was set up by the imperial decree regarding the University of France on 17 March 1808. It partly succeeded the Faculty of Arts of the former University of Paris (1150–1793). In 1896, it was joined to four other faculties in Paris to form the new University of Paris. It was dissolved in 1970, at the same time as the University of Paris. Sorbonne University and the Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University are its main successors today.