Octave Gréard (18 April 1828 – 25 April 1904) was a noted French educator. Gréard was born in

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, educated at the

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, 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. Gréard was elected member of the

Académie des sciences morales et politiques An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosop ...

in 1875 and the Académie française in 1886. A college bearing his name is located in the 8th arrondissement of Paris.

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