Laurence Engel
Laurence Engel | |
|---|---|
 Engel in 2023 | |
| President of the Bibliothèque nationale de France | |
| In office 5 April 2016 – 6 April 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Bruno Racine |
| Succeeded by | Gilles Pécout |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 September 1966 |
Laurence Engel (born 17 September 1966) is a French essayist and senior civil servant.[1]
In 2016, she was appointed president of the Bibliothèque nationale de France, a position she held until April 2024.[2][3]
Biography
The daughter of shopkeepers, Laurence Engel was born on September 17, 1966, in the 12th arrondissement of Paris.[4]
After attending Lycée Charlemagne High School and then Henri-IV High School, she earned a master’s degree in literature; She then attended the Paris Institute of Political Studies (1989, Public Service track), the École normale supérieure de Fontenay-Saint-Cloud (1987 L),[5] and the École nationale d'administration (ENA, Condorcet class).[6]
References
- ↑ "Mme Laurence Engel, Présidente, Bibliothèque nationale de France – Stanford Arts".
- ↑ "Laurence". Europeana Pro.
- ↑ "BNF : Laurence Engel remplacée par Gilles Pécout, haut fonctionnaire exigeant". Le Nouvel Obs (in French). 20 March 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ↑
- ↑ "Sciences Po Alumni". sciences-po.asso.fr.
- ↑ "Alumni ENS de Lyon - La communauté des anciens des ENS de Lyon, LSH, Fontenay-aux-Roses et Saint-Cloud". Alumni ENS de Lyon (in French).