L'école Estienne is the traditional name of the l'École supérieure des arts et industries graphiques (ESAIG) (Graduate School of Arts and Printing Industry). It is located at 18, Boulevard Auguste-Blanqui in the

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, not far from the

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History

In 1887 the anthropologist and linguist Abel Hovelacque proposed that the city of Paris should create a municipal school of arts and professional printing for industry. In November 1889 the school opened with 108 students in temporary premises on rue Vauquelin. The school was named in honour of the Estienne family, a famous family of 16th century printers including

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and

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. Its vocation was to address the poor qualifications and standards of printing and book-making, covering theoretical and practical aspects. The main building was designed by architect Menjot Dammartin and built in 1896. The frame of the machine shop (1200 m2) was built by the

Gustave Eiffel Alexandre Gustave Eiffel (born Bonickhausen dit Eiffel; ; ; 15 December 1832 – 27 December 1923) was a French civil engineer. A graduate of École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures, he made his name with various bridges for the French railway ...

workshops in

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. The premises were inaugurated in July 1896 by the

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Notable alumni

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(1938–2015), cartoonist *

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(1912–1994), photographer *

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(1899–1990) *

Patrick Malrieu Patrick Malrieu (31 March 1945 – 10 January 2019) was a French industrial executive and a Breton music historian. Biography Malrieu attended high school in Paris, and went to École Estienne for college. He worked for the Brodard & Taupin pri ...

, industrialist *

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References

General references

Three books on the History of the Ecole Estienne are available at the School library. * Volume 1: 1889-1939 From the Belle Epoque to the Phony War. * Volume 2: From 1939 to 1968 defeat at the shambles. * Volume 3: 1969-2000 Footprints on the Moon to the bug of the Century. Monograph of the Ecole Estienne. Municipal School of Professional Art and Paper Industries, Paris, Imprimerie School Estienne, 1900, 228 p.

External links

Ecole Estienne - Official site
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