Léon Eyrolles

French politician

Léon Eyrolles (14 December 1861 – 3 December 1945) was a French politician and entrepreneur. In 1891, he created the first École Spéciale des Travaux Publics and later a correspondence school.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Léon Eyrolles (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Dec 15, 1861, died Dec 3, 1945.¹

About

Eyrolles developed his educational skills as he helped fellow site managers to pass a 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.

From Wikipedia’s article on Léon Eyrolles, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

École spéciale des travaux publics, du bâtiment et de l'industrieFounder¹³

Career

Occupation: politician, businessperson, construction manager.⁶

1929 to 1944Mayor of Cachan⁵
Date not recordedWorked at Ministry of the Ecological Transition³
Date not recordedFounded École spéciale des travaux publics, du bâtiment et de l'industrie⁴

Personal life

BornDec 15, 1861, Tulle⁷
DiedDec 3, 1945, Cachan⁸
CitizenshipFrance⁹
ResidenceMaison Eyrolles¹⁰
SpouseCécile Hertz-Eyrolles¹¹

Awards

1921Commander of the Legion of Honour¹²
1903Officier de l'Instruction publique¹²
1896officier d'académie¹²
Date not recordedKnight Commander of the Order of Saint Sava¹²

Sources

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WikidataLéon Eyrolles on Wikidata
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WikipediaLéon Eyrolles on Wikipedia
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WikidataLéon Eyrolles: Worked at Ministry of the Ecological Transition, on Wikidata
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WikidataLéon Eyrolles: Founded École spéciale des travaux publics, du bâtiment et de l'industrie, on Wikidata
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WikidataLéon Eyrolles: Mayor of Cachan, on Wikidata
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WikidataLéon Eyrolles: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataLéon Eyrolles: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataLéon Eyrolles: spouse, on Wikidata
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WikidataLéon Eyrolles: award, on Wikidata
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WikidataÉcole spéciale des travaux publics, du bâtiment et de l'industrie, Founder