Sorbonne in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
Square Samuel Paty (1900)
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 27, 2022
1. Square Samuel Paty (1900) Marker
Face à la Sorbonne, ce square est choisi par le Conseil de Paris en 2021 pour rendre hommage à Samuel Paty (1973-2020), professeur d'histoire-géographie dans un collège de Conflans-sainte-Honorine, assassiné le 16 octobre 2020 par un terroriste islamiste. Avec pédagogie et passion, il défendait les valeurs de la République et les principes de liberté, d'égalité, de fraternité et de laicité. Samuel Paty, chevalier de la Légion d'honneur et commandeur des Palmes académiques à titre posthume, était l'honneur de l'école de la République.
Créé à la place d'une librairie fréquentée par les étudiants, ce square, oeuvre de l'architecte Jean-Camille Formigé (1845-1926), est redessiné en 2000 selon l’inspiration médiévale des jardins du musée de Cluny. Un mûrier à papier, un orme et un pommier pleureurs ornent le site. Des plantes vivaces habillent le parterre central du jardin. Des oeuvres d'art y évoquent l'instruction publique, l'éducation, la culture et la tolérance, en représentant Montaigne (1533-1592), Octave Gréard (1828-1904), recteur de l'Académie de Paris et membre de l'Académie française, ou encore avec une réplique de la Louve romaine du Capitole.
Facing the Sorbonne, this square was chosen by the Council of Paris in 2021 to pay tribute to Samuel Paty (1973-2020), a teacher of history and geography at a high school in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, assassinated on October 16, 2020 by an Islamist terrorist. With pedagogy and passion, he defended the values of the Republic and the principles of freedom, equality, fraternity and secularism. Samuel Paty, Knight of the Legion of Honor and Commander of the Academic Palms (awarded posthumously), was the honor of the school of the Republic.
Created on the site of a student bookstore, this square, the work of architect Jean-Camille Formigé (1845-1926), was redesigned in 2000 according to the medieval inspiration of the gardens of the Cluny museum. A paper mulberry, elm and weeping apple tree adorn the site. Perennials adorn the central flowerbed of the garden. Works of art evoke public instruction, education, culture and tolerance, representing Montaigne (1533-1592), Octave Gréard (1828-1904), rector of the Academy of Paris and member of the French Academy, as well as a replica of the Roman Capitoline Wolf.
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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education • Parks & Recreational Areas. In addition, it is included in the Parks and Squares of Paris series list. A significant historical date for this entry is October 16, 2020.
Location. 48° 51.001′ N, 2° 20.63′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Sorbonne. It is on Place Paul Painlevé. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Paris, Île-de-France 75005, France. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, a coastal Mediterranean country, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony and also the Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: L’Hôtel des Abbés de Cluny (within shouting distance of this marker); Claude Bernard (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Jardin médiéval du musée de Cluny / Medieval Garden of the Cluny Museum (2000) (about 120 meters
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 27, 2022
2. Square Samuel Paty (1900) Marker - wide view
The marker is visible here just to the left of the gate.
Also see . . .
1. Murder of Samuel Paty (Wikipedia).
Overview: The murder of Samuel Paty, a French secondary school teacher, took place on 16 October 2020 in Éragny-sur-Oise, a suburb of Paris. Paty was killed and beheaded by an Islamic terrorist.(Submitted on January 30, 2023.)
2. France pays tribute to murdered schoolteacher Samuel Paty (The Local, Oct. 15, 2021).
Excerpt: Paty, 47, was killed on October 16th 2020 as he left the collège where he taught in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine in the greater Paris département of Yvelines… His killer, 18-year-old Chechen refugee Abdullakh Anzorov, claimed the attack was revenge for Paty showing his class cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed in a lesson on free speech… Paty’s violent death sent shockwaves through the country and was seen as an attack on the core values drilled by teachers into generations of schoolchildren,(Submitted on January 30, 2023.)including the separation of church and state and the right to blaspheme.Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 27, 20223. Monument to Octave Gréard
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 27, 2022
4. Statue of Montaigne
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 27, 2022
5. Replica Statue Louve Romaine du Capitole (Roman Capitoline Wolf)
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 30, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 333 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 30, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
