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école Centrale (Révolution Française)
The écoles centrales (literally ''central schools'') were schools set up in 1795 during the French Revolution to replace the college of art faculties in France's historic universities. The idea for them came from the Committee of Public Instruction and their main instigators were Joseph Lakanal and Pierre Daunou, though Jean Henri Bancal des Issarts came up with the name for them. One work on their history states: They were suppressed in 1802. History Decrees 7 ventôse year III 3 brumaire year IV Establishment Endgame References Bibliography (in French) * J. Guillaume, ''Procès-verbaux du Comité d'instruction publique de la Convention Nationale'', tome 5, ''17 fructidor an II (3 septempre 1794) - 30 ventôse an III (20 mars 1795)'', p. 537-575, Imrimerie nationale, Paris, 180(''online'')* Antoine Léon, Pierre Roche, ''Histoire de l'enseignement en France'', Presses Universitaires de France (collection ''Que sais-je ?'' no. 393), Paris, 2012 ; p. 128 * Antoine Des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Revolution
The French Revolution ( ) was a period of radical political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the formation of the French Consulate in November 1799. Many of its ideas are considered fundamental principles of liberal democracy, while phrases like ''liberté, égalité, fraternité'' reappeared in other revolts, such as the 1917 Russian Revolution, and inspired campaigns for the abolition of slavery and universal suffrage. The values and institutions it created dominate French politics to this day. Its causes are generally agreed to be a combination of social, political and economic factors, which the ''Ancien Régime'' proved unable to manage. In May 1789, widespread social distress led to the convocation of the Estates General, which was converted into a National Assembly in June. Continuing unrest culminated in the Storming of the Bastille on 14 July, which led to a series of radical measures by the Assembly, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
