EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Comprised of three constituent universities:

• Université Claude Bernard (Lyon 1)
• Université Lumière (Lyon 2)
• Université Jean Moulin (Lyon 3)

Location:
Lyon, France

Enrollment:
80,000

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Marie-François-Xavier Bichat	Doctor	11-Nov-1771	22-Jul-1802	Anatomie générale
Alexis Carrel	Doctor	28-Jun-1873	5-Nov-1944	Sutured blood vessels
Victor Grignard	Chemist	6-May-1871	13-Dec-1935	Grignard Reaction
Roger Guillemin	Scientist	11-Jan-1924		Hypothalamic hormones (brain peptides)
Victor de Laprade	Poet	13-Jan-1812	13-Dec-1883	Les Muses d'État
Pierre Laval	Head of State	28-Jun-1883	15-Oct-1945	Prime Minister of Vichy France
Jean-Pierre Millon	Business	c. 1950		PCS Health Systems

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Alexis Carrel	Doctor	28-Jun-1873	5-Nov-1944	Sutured blood vessels
Élie Cartan	Mathematician	9-Apr-1869	6-May-1951	Spinor groups
Gilles Deleuze	Philosopher	18-Jan-1925	4-Nov-1995	Difference and Repetition
Robert Faurisson	Scholar	25-Jan-1929		French Holocaust denier
Victor Grignard	Chemist	6-May-1871	13-Dec-1935	Grignard Reaction
Roger Guillemin	Scientist	11-Jan-1924		Hypothalamic hormones (brain peptides)
Victor de Laprade	Poet	13-Jan-1812	13-Dec-1883	Les Muses d'État
Henri-Victor Regnault	Chemist	21-Jul-1810	19-Jan-1878	Properties of gases

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