Émile Boutmy
Émile Boutmy (born April 13, 1835 in Paris , † January 25, 1906 there ) was a French writer and political scientist. He is commonly known as the founder of the École libre des sciences politiques , the forerunner of Sciences Po .
biography
After attending the Lycées Henri IV and Louis-le-Grand , he studied law and received a doctorate. After graduating, he began teaching constitutional law and later, from 1867 to 1870, lectured on the history and culture of civilizations in comparison to their architecture at the École Spéciale d'Architecture .
Concerned by the general ignorance and disinterest in political issues during the Paris Commune , he founded the École libre des sciences politiques in 1872 with the help of groups of academics and industrialists. From 1873 to 1890 he instituted the constitutional history classes for England , France and the United States . Until his death he remained the director of the institution he founded.
In 1879 he was elected a member of the Académie des sciences morales et politiques .
In a debate at the end of 1890, he defended the independence of political science, which he regarded as experimental and inductive, while other academics emphasized its proximity to constitutional law.
References and sources
bibliography
- Pierre Favre, La Naissance de la science politique en France (1870–1914) , Fayard , Paris, 1989
- Hervé Guettard, Un réformiste libéral. Émile Boutmy (1835–1906) , Institut d'études politiques de Paris , 1991
Web links
- Biography and bibliography on the Sciences Po website
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Boutmy, Émile |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French political scientist, founder of the École libre des sciences politiques |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 13, 1835 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 25, 1906 |
| Place of death | Paris , France |