Léon Eyrolles (14 December 1861 in
Tulle
Tulle (; ) is a commune in central France. It is the third-largest town in the former region of Limousin and is the capital of the department of Corrèze, in the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Tulle is also the episcopal see of the Roman Cat ...
– 3 December 1945 in
Cachan?) was a French politician and entrepreneur. In 1891, he created the first
École Spéciale des Travaux Publics
École Spéciale des Travaux Publics, du bâtiment et de l'industrie (ESTP Paris) is a French engineering school and grande école located in Paris.
History
The ESTP was founded in 1891 by Léon Eyrolles and was officially recognized by the St ...
and later a
correspondence school
Distance education, also known as distance learning, is the education of students who may not always be physically present at a school, or where the learner and the teacher are separated in both time and distance. Traditionally, this usually in ...
.
Eyrolles developed his educative skills as he helped fellow
site managers to pass civil servant selective exams. In 1902 he bought a large piece of land to extend the school and in 1924 he became the mayor of the newly founded city of
Cachan which was split from the city of
Arcueil
Arcueil () is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.
Name
The name Arcueil was recorded for the first time in 1119 as ''Arcoloï'', and later in the 12th ...
.
Further reading
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External links
École Spéciale des Travaux Publics du Bâtiment et de l'Industrie
1861 births
1945 deaths
Mayors of places in Île-de-France
French businesspeople
People from Tulle
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