Original: Years:  1254 1255 1256   1257   1258 1259 1260 Decades:   1220s 1230s 1240s   1250s   1260s 1270s 1280s Centuries:  12th century   13th century   14th century Events Robert de Sorbon founds the Collège de Sorbonne at Paris, giving a formal college (and still-common name) to the already existing University of Paris in France.
Simplified: Robert de Sorbon founds the Collège de Sorbonne at Paris, giving a formal college (and still-common name) to the already existing University of Paris in France.