The ''Lycée Edmond Perrier'' (

Edmond Perrier Jean Octave Edmond Perrier (9 May 1844 – 31 July 1921) was a French zoologist born in Tulle. He is known for his studies of invertebrates (annelids and echinoderms). He was the brother of zoologist Rémy Perrier (1861–1936). Career On advice ...

high school) is a general and technical secondary education institution, located in

Tulle Tulle (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in central France. It is the third-largest town in the former region of Limousin and is the capital of the Departments of France, department of Corrèze, in the Regions of France, region of Nouvelle- ...

, Correze. It is dedicated to zoologist

, born in

in 1844. It was built by

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, and has many similarities with the

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, due to the same architect. His motto is "''Sint rupes virtutis iter''", identical to that of Tulle which means "The difficulties are the path of virtue".

History

Tulle college (1567–1883)

The Lycée Edmond Perrier succeeded to the college of

, which dates from 1567. From 1620 the college was run by the

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, then it was the turn of Theatine who manage it from 1764 until 1791.

Tulle high school (1883–1923)

A resolution of the City Council 2 April 1878 proposes the idea of transforming the college into high school. A decree of 20 March 1883, signed by the hand of President

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create the High School of Tulle. Buildings are designed by the architect

and they were inaugurated on 1 October 1887. The buildings are made to provide comfort to students with large windows, high ceilings, heated rooms and an ideal living environment, which is revolutionary for its time. 4 August 1914, just three days after the start of World War I, the school serves as a barracks in the 300th Infantry Regiment. A week later, it turns into a military hospital and receives its first wounded on 26 August. In October 1916 he became again a center for teaching and study.

Edmond Perrier high school (since 1923)

Tulle High School takes the name of Edmond Perrier, in honor of zoologist

, who died two years earlier and who was a student at the College of Tulle. From 1945 to today, the school had three fires, the most important in May 1967. Fortunately, the front of the school was never reached by the flames. The school now houses about 1100 students, divided in general education (S (hard sciences), ES (economics and social sciences), L(humanities)) and technology (STG (Management Sciences and Technologies)), as well as higher education courses: BTS CGO (Accounting and management organizations ) and NRC (Negotiation and Customer Relations) as well as scientific preparatory classes for

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Former students

* Etienne Baluze, scholar *

, zoologist *

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, director * Marcel Conche, philosopher * René Teulade, former Minister of Social Affairs and Integration *

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, Secretary of State for Solidarity and Social cohesions * Jean-Jacques Aillagon, former Minister of Culture, former director of the

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