Léon Eyrolles
French businessman and politician
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| Intro | French businessman and politician | |
| Places | France | |
| was | Politician Businessperson | |
| Work field | Business Politics | |
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| Birth | 14 December 1861, Tulle, canton of Tulle-Urbain-Nord, arrondissement of Tulle, Corrèze | |
| Death | 3 December 1945Cachan, canton of Cachan, arrondissement of L'Haÿ-les-Roses, Val-de-Marne (aged 84 years) |
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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.
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.