Octave Gréard

Monument to Octave Gréard, Henri Paul Nénot, architect

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

Gréard was born in Vire, Calvados, educated at the École Normale Supérieure, 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 in 1875 and the Académie française in 1886. A college bearing his name is located in the VIIIe arrondissement of Paris.

Selected 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 and external links

• Notice biographique de l'Académie française (French)
• Collège Octave Gréard (French)

Cultural offices
Preceded by Frédéric-Alfred de Falloux	Seat 34 Académie française 1886-1904	Succeeded by Émile Gebhart

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Name	Greard, Octave
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Date of birth	April 18, 1828
Place of birth	Vire
Date of death	April 25, 1904
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