French theologian and founder of the Sorbonne college in Paris Robert de Sorbon died #OTD in 1274.
He was the founder of the Sorbonne, an institution set up to enable secular theology students to study without material hardship. In a deed dated October 21, 1250, Queen Blanche, ceded a house for the residence of poor schoolchildren and the adjoining stables of Pierre Pique-l'Ane, located in rue Coupe-Gueule, in front of the Palais des Thermes.