The University of Lille is a French public research university based in Lille, in the Nord department of the Hauts-de-France region, and with more than 80,000 students one of the largest universities in France. It was founded in 1559 as the University of Douai, and all remaining Douai faculties were officially transferred to Lille in 1896. In 1970 it became three independent universities, and these merged again in 2018 to form a single University of Lille. It is the only public research university in the Métropole européenne de Lille, with 15 schools and divisions spread across six campuses.
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The University of Lille (French: Université de Lille, abbreviated as ULille, UDL or univ-lille) is a French public research university based in Lille, in the Nord department of Hauts-de-France region.
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The university was founded in 1559 as the University of Douai.
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Pierre Eugène Marie Joseph Pruvost (1 August 1890-5 June 1967) was a French geologist who worked as a professor of geology at the University of Lille.
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In 1876 Dr Barrois was appointed a collaborateur to the French Geological Survey, and a professor of geology in the University of Lille in 1877.
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