Published on 26 June 2015
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Le Collège de France Five centuries of free research. Editions Gallimard/Collège de France, 2015.

Antoine Compagnon, Pierre Corvol and John Scheid.

A forum for discussion and free inquiry par excellence, the Collège de France occupies a unique place in the French and
academic world. While constantly adapting to the evolution of knowledge, the institution has remained true to the spirit of freedom and independence that has characterized it since its creation in 1530. Over the years, our teachers have
have shaped this monument to knowledge, and today three of them are tracing its history and highlighting its current status.