Léon Eyrolles

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

Léon Eyrolles
Mayor of Cachan
In office 1929–1944
Personal details
Born	(1861-12-14)14 December 1861 Tulle, France
Died	3 December 1945(1945-12-03) (aged 83) Cachan, France
Nationality	French
Alma mater	École nationale des ponts et chaussées
Profession	Entrepreneur

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

Further reading

• Vacher, Hélène (1999). "Les figures de l'ingénieur colonial à la fin du XIXe siecle: la formation de la Société francaise des ingénieurs coloniaux et de l'Ecole spéciale des travaux publics". Le Mouvement social (in French) (189).

External links

• École Spéciale des Travaux Publics du Bâtiment et de l'Industrie (in French)