Jérôme Bonaparte (1784-1860): his story with ESCP
Biographical note on Jérôme Bonaparte (1784-1860)
This fact is little-known today but has been acknowledged historically: the first fifty years of ESCP’s history owe a lot to the Emperor Napoleon I and his family!
Germain Legret and Amédée Brodart were proactive Bonaparte supporters
The school’s first two deans, Germain Legret and Amédée Brodart, were fervent Bonaparte supporters. The former had been led by Napoleon’s troops to occupy Belgium in the 1790s.
ESCP debates Brexit: Quo Vadis?
On 18th March 2019 ESCP's London Campus hosted another of its ‘Re-Thinking Europe’ events, looking at the state of the Brexit process and its impacts.
Germain Legret (1752-1838) and Amédée Brodart (1789-1873), the school's first Deans
Germain Legret, the school's first co-founder
Germain Legret was the school’s first co-founder. He was born in 1752 and worked for the French Army before turning to a career in trade in the late 1790s. After living in Brussels for a few years he settled permanently in Paris.
ESCP’s London Campus Celebrates Bicentenary at Annual Student Gala
On 8th March 2019, ESCP's London Campus hosted its Bicentenary Student Gala. Staged at 8 Northumberland Avenue, the event attracted record numbers for what is one of the highlights of the Campus' celebrations in this landmark year.
The lesser-known student of ESCP : Ernest Ladurée (1858-1933)
A brief biography of Ernest Ladurée (1858-1933)
Ernest Ladurée is probably one of the lesser-known students of ESCP. He was born in 1858 to Louis-Ernest Ladurée (1836-1904), a modest artisan who, in 1862, opened a bakery in Paris.
His beginnings at ESCP
In 1874, at the age of 16, Ernest began his studies at ESCP. At the time it was managed by the Paris Chamber of Commerce, which had acquired the school five years earlier.
The first lady of ESCP, Julie Blanqui (1811-1883)
A brief biography of Julie Blanqui (1811-1883)
Julie Blanqui was one of the first women to have been closely involved with ESCP. She was the wife of economist Adolphe Blanqui, who ran the school for 24 years. But who actually was she?
How Julie Chaingneau became the first woman of ESCP?
Julie Chaigneau was born in 1811. She studied in Paris at the Blondet institution where she met Adolphe Blanqui, one of her professors.
When the students at the school wore uniforms
From 1820 to 1829
From 1820 to 1829, in order to make it clear that the school was providing higher education, its students wore a uniform similar to that of the engineering schools of that era, with a blue frock coat, sword and bicorne. Only a clear band on the pants made the difference with the Polytechnicians’ and Centraliens’ uniforms.
The Blue Factory has teamed up with Hachette Livre to support two start-ups of the publishing industry
As part of a partnership with Blue Factory, the incubator of ESCP, Hachette Innovation Program is supporting the incubation of two start-ups, Celestory and Les Editions Inédits.
Hachette Innovation Program has partnered with the Blue Factory to support companies that offer innovative ideas adapted to the publishing value chain. Thus, within the framework of a call for projects, two companies were selected by a jury composed of collaborators of Hachette Livre and Blue Factory:
1854: The beginning of a new era for the school
The high point of Adolphe Blanqui's career
The beginning of 1853 was a high point for Adolphe Blanqui.