Octave Gréard

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1901 portrait of Gréard by Jean-Joseph Weerts
Monument to Octave Gréard, Henri Paul Nénot, architect

Octave Gréard (18 April 1828 – 25 April 1904) was a noted French educator.

Gréard was born in

École Normale Supérieure, and had a long career in education. He was largely responsible for the establishment of schools for girls and played a significant role in reforming the baccalauréat
.

Gréard was elected member of the

Académie française in 1886. A college bearing his name is located in the 8th arrondissement of Paris
.

Works

  • L'Enseignement secondaire des filles (Secondary education of girls)
  • L’Éducation des femmes par les femmes (Education for women by women)
  • Étude sur les Lettres d'Abélard et d'Héloïse (Review of Letters of Abelard and Heloise)
  • Nos adieux à la vieille Sorbonne (Our farewell to the old Sorbonne)

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