The French Grandes Écoles

Mathieu Ayel

Timeline

1666: Creation of the Academie des Sciences
1699: Academy gets royal backing
1747: Creation of the Ecole Royale des Ponts et Chaussées
1748: Creation of the Ecole Royale du Génie de Mezières
1751: First edition of L'Encyclopedia
1765: Bossut's "Cours complet de mathematiques"
1770: Bezout's "Cours complet de mathematiques"
1783: Creation of the Ecole Royale des Mines
1789: Start of the French Revolution
1792: Bossut's "Mechanique en generale"
1793: Abolition of the Academies
1793: Start of the Convention
1793: Abolition of the Universities
1794: Creation of L'Institut national des Sciences et des Arts,
Creation of the Ecole Centrale des Travaux Publics,
Creation of the Conservatoire des Arts et Metiers
Creation of L'Ecole Normale
1797: Lacroix's "Cours de Mathematiques"
1799: Bonaparte becomes first consul
1813: The Restauration re-establish the Academies
1829: Creation of the Ecole Centrale