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LEFT SOBDELLO 494 SOBSOGON 5n theology. The celebrity of its doctors, the crowds of scholars who sought its de- grees, gave the Sorbonne a European fame, which steadily grew from the 14th. to the 17th century, from a branch of the theological faculty, it became the faculty itself; its voice was paramount in matters of faith. It was abolished in 1792, revived in 1821 and in 1852 given to the city of Paris and incorporated in the University. New buildings were erected in 1889. The Sorbonne Chapel, where Richelieu is buried, is still stand- ing. The University is admirably con- structed for the purposes of higher education. There are over 100 professors and instructors and about 10,000 students. SOBDELLO (sor-del'lo), an Italian poet; born in Gioto, near Mantua, about 1180. He composed poems in the lan- guage of Provence, of which 34 remain. One of the most celebrated passages in Dante is on the subject of this poet, and Browning's "Sordello" (1840) is founded on the story of his life. He died about 1269. SOBEL, a city and county-seat of Richelieu co., Quebec, Canada; on Lake St. Peter, at the mouth of Richelieu river, and on the Canadian Pacific and other railways; 45 miles N. E. of Montreal. For many years it was the summer resi- dence of the governor-general of Canada. It has large manufacturing and ship- building interests. A fort was built on the site of Sorel in 1665. Pop. about 10,000. SOBEL, AGNES, the mistress of the worthless Charles VII. of France; born in the village of Fromenteau, Touraine, France, in 1409. She came to court in 1431 in the train of the Duchess of An- jou. Her influence was beneficial as long as she lived; she died suddenly, near Jumigny, Feb. 9, 1450. SOBGHTJM, a genus of Andropogoneae, sometimes made a synonym of Trachypo- gon. S. vulgare is the Indian or great millet, or guinea corn. In 1918 the United States produced 16,532,382 gal- Ions sorghum molasses. SOBIA, a city of Spain, in Old Castile, capital of a province of its own name, en the Douro, 113 miles N. E. of Madrid. Adjacent to the town, on the N., are the ruins of the famous city of Numantia, destroyed by the Romans 132 B. c. Pop. (1918) province, 157,856; city, 7,500. SOBOLLA Y BASTIDA, JOAQUIN, a Spanish figure, landscape, and portrait painter, born at Valencia, in 1863. He studied art at the academy of his native city, as well as at Madrid and in Italy, but was especially influenced by his study in Paris of the works of Bastien-Lepage and of Menzel. The two paintings which brought him his first recognition were "Another Marguerite" (1892), now at the St. Louis (Mo.) Museum, and "Fish- ing Boats' Return," now at the Luxem- bourg Museum, Paris. The Grand Prix awarded to him at the Paris Salon in 1900 stamped him as one of the most eminent modern painters, and from then on he has produced an almost incredible number of paintings. Although using comparatively simple color schemes, he was highly successful in achieving re- markable color effects, which, together with his very brilliant technique and his sincere representation, have made his pic- tures extremely popular. Highly success- ful special exhibitions of his work were held in Paris, London, and New York. His principal subjects are landscapes, marines, mothers with babies, children at play, and fisherfolk, almost all of them placed out of doors in brilliant sunlight. His portraits, which include those of a large number of prominent people, are distinguished by force of characterization and brilliancy of technique. He has been awarded many gold medals in various countries, and examples of his work are to be found in most of the prominent pub- lic and private collections. In the United States he is especially well represented in the Metropolitan Museum, New York. SOBOSIS, in botany, a collective fruit, formed of a number of separate flowers, firmly coherent in a fleshy or pulpy ma-ss with the thalamus on which they are sit- uated. The pineapple is an example; each hexagonal division represents a flower, while the crown of leaves above consists of empty bracts. The breadfruit, jackfruit, and mulberry are other ex- amples. SOBBENTO (Latin, Surrentum), a city of Italy, on the S. E. side of the Bay of Naples, on the promontory which separates it from the Gulf of Salerno, 7 miles S. W. of Castellamare. It is an archiepiscopal see and possesses a cathe- dral. The manufacture of silk and the making of parquetry are extensively car- ried on. It is celebrated for the mildness and general salubrity of its climate, for its beautiful situation in the midst of orange groves and fruit gardens. In the time of Augustus it was noted for its fine buildings; but few traces of these now exist. Among the Romans the wine of Sorrento was held in high repute. Tasso was a native. Pop. about 7,000. SOBSOGON, a province of the Philip- pine Islands. It is situated in the south- eastern portion of the island of Luzon. Area, 755 square miles. It is almost sur-