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The medal has been minted in 1988 to commemorate the French king FRANCIS I, 1494 – 1547, and the foundation of the College de France.
It is signed by the prominent French medalist, Michel BADUEL.
Francis I (French: François Ier) (12
September 1494 – 31 March 1547) was a monarch of the House of
Valois who ruled as King of France from
1515 until his death. He was the son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of
Savoy. He succeeded his cousin and father-in-law Louis XII, who
died without a male heir.
The Collège de France (French pronunciation: [kɔlɛʒ də fʁɑ̃s]) is a higher education and research establishment (Grand établissement) in France. It is located in Paris, in the 5th arrondissement, or
Latin Quarter, across the street from the historical campus of La Sorbonne at the
intersection of Rue Saint-Jacques and Rue des Écoles.
av.
King Francois I
rv. The College de France
size
- 68 mm (ca 2¾“)
weight – 185.10 gr,
(6.53 oz)
metal – bronze, authentic mint patina
As Francis was receiving his education, ideas emerging from the Italian renaissance were
influential in
By the time he ascended the throne in 1515, the Renaissance had arrived in
Francis patronized many great artists of his time, including Andrea del Sarto and Leonardo da Vinci; the
latter was persuaded to make
Collège de France
The Collège de France (French
pronunciation: [kɔlɛʒ də fʁɑ̃s]) is a higher education and research establishment (Grand établissement) in France. It is located in Paris, in the 5th arrondissement, or
It was established in 1530 by King Francis I of France, as an
imitation of the Collegium Trilingue in Louvain, at the urging of Guillaume
Budé. Of humanist inspiration, the school was established as an alternative to the Sorbonne to promote such
disciplines as Hebrew, Ancient
Greek (the first teacher being the celebrated
scholar Janus
Lascaris) and Mathematics.[1] Initially called Collège Royal, and later Collège des Trois Langues
(Latin: Collegium Trilingue), Collège National, Collège Impérial,
it was named Collège de France in 1870.
Unusually for an institution of higher education in
The Collège does not grant degrees but has research laboratories and
one of the best research
libraries of Europe, with sections focusing on history with rare books, humanities, social
sciences and also chemistry or physics.
As of June 2009, over 650 audio podcasts of Collège de France lectures are
available on iTunes. Some are also available in English and Chinese. Similarly,
the Collège de France's website hosts several videos of classes.
Faculty
The faculty of the Collège de France currently comprises fifty-two
Professors, elected by the Professors themselves from among Francophone
scholars in subjects including mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology,
history, archaeology, linguistics, oriental studies, philosophy, the social
sciences and other fields. Two chairs are reserved for foreign scholars who are
invited to give lectures.
Notable faculty members include Serge
Haroche, awarded with Nobel Prize in Physics in
2012.