How was Gustave Eiffel's childhood?

Answer 1

During youth, the two strongest influences on Eiffel were both successful chemists, his uncle Jean-Baptiste Mollerat and Michel Perret. Both men spent a lot of time with young Eiffel, filling his head with everything from chemistry and mining to religion and philosophy. At school, Eiffel was extremely smart, but not very studious. While attending college at Lycee Royal, Eiffel was bored and felt that the classes were a waste of time. It was not until his last two years at school that Eiffel found his niche; not in engineering, but in history and literature. Eiffel's study habits improved and he graduated with a bachelor's degree in both science and humanities. Eiffel went on to attend college at Sainte Barbe College in Paris, in order to prepare for the difficult entrance exams into The Ecole Polytechnique. The Ecole Polytechnique was, and still is, the most prestigious engineering institution in France. Ultimately, Eiffel was denied admission to The Ecole Polytechnique, but instead attended the Ecole Centrale des Arts et Manufactures in Paris. Ecole Centrale was a liberal private school that is now known as one of the top engineering schools in Europe. His mother's coal business provided ample income for the family and provided the funds for Gustave to receive education at the Ecole Centrale des Arts et Manufactures in Paris, where he studied chemistry (the equivalent to a Master of Science). Eiffel graduated from Ecole Centrale des Arts et Manufactures in 1855, the same year that Paris hosted the first world's Fair, with a master's degree in chemistry.[1] After graduation, Eiffel's uncle offered him a job at his vinegar works in Dijon, France. However, a family dispute removed that opportunity, and Eiffel soon accepted entry-level employment with a company that designed railway bridges.

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Answer 2

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