Octave Gréard (18 April 1828 – 25 April 1904) was a noted French educator. Gréard was born in Vire, Calvados, educated at the

École Normale Supérieure École or Ecole may refer to: * an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by Secondary education in France, secondary education establishments (collège and lycée) * École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing i ...

, 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 The ''baccalauréat'' (; ), often known in France colloquially as the ''bac'', is a French national academic qualification that students can obtain at the completion of their secondary education (at the end of the ''lycée'') by meeting certain ...

. Gréard was elected member of the

Académie des sciences morales et politiques An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of tertiary education. The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 386 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the go ...

in 1875 and the

Académie française An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of tertiary education. The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 386 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the go ...

in 1886. A college bearing his name is located in the

8th arrondissement of Paris The 8th arrondissement of Paris (''VIIIe arrondissement'') is one of the 20 Arrondissements of Paris, arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, the arrondissement is colloquially referred to as ''le huitième'' (). The ar ...

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)

References

Notice biographique de l'Académie française (French)Collège Octave Gréard (French)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Greard, Octave 1828 births 1904 deaths People from Vire French educators École Normale Supérieure alumni Members of the Académie Française Members of the Académie des sciences morales et politiques