FULBERT (c. 960-1028), bishop of Chartres, was prob ably of French origin. He was educated at the school of Rheims under Gerbert, afterwards Pope Sylvester II., and in 990 opened a school at Chartres which soon became famous throughout Europe. His pupils, among whom was Berengarius of Tours, affectionately termed him "Socrates." While interested in the propagation of secular learning, Fulbert emphasized the distinc tion between human knowledge and divine revelation. As bishop of Chartres from 1006, he advocated ecclesiastical reforms and in 1020 rebuilt the burnt cathedral.
His discourses, hymns and interesting letters are in Migne, Patrol. Lat. vol. 141. See C. Pfister, De Fulberti Carnotensis episcopi vita et operibus (Nancy, 1886) .