Histoire de l'université de Lille. Tome 1

The history of universities in the north of France is not exempt from ruptures, and this book, illustrated with documents, offers a ten-chapter summary of the major stages in their development up to 1968. Founded in 1559-1562 in Douai, the University was closed in 1793. Northern France was a university wasteland, with the exception of the medical school in Lille. In 1854, a faculty of science was set up in Lille and a faculty of literature in Douai, followed in 1865 by a faculty of law. In 1875, the medical school became a faculty. Douai and Lille fought a long battle to group their faculties together, which Lille won in 1887. A Latin Quarter was then built, bringing together the faculties and their institutes, which were federated into a university in 1896. The book describes these stages, focusing on structures, teachers, students and training courses. It also shows how the University survived the two German occupations of the 20th century.