Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Octave Gréard (April 18, 1828 April 25, 1904) was a noted French educator. Gréard was born in Vire, Calvados, educated at the École Normale Supérieure, and had a long career in education. He was largely responsible for the establishment of schools for girls and played a significant role in reforming the baccalauréat. Gréard was elected member of the Académie des sciences morales et politiques in 1875 and the Académie française in 1886. A college bearing his name is located in the VIIIe arrondissement of Paris.