University of Montpellier

The University of Montpellier is a French public research university in Montpellier, south-east France. Founded in 1289, it is one of the oldest universities in the world.^[1]

For 45 years from 1970 to 2015, the university was divided into three universities (University of Montpellier 1, University of Montpellier 2 and Paul Valéry University of Montpellier 3).^[2] In 2015, a new University of Montpellier was created from the first two universities. However, the Paul Valéry University of Montpellier remained a separate entity.^[3]

• Maurice Dayan, a French psychoanalyst and university professor

• Auguste Comte, a French thinker who was one of the founders of sociology
• Alexander Grothendieck, a French mathematican who studies algebraic geometry
• Enver Hoxha, an Albanian politician who was the prime minister of Albania

• University of Montpellier, official web site

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