Andrée Hoppilliard
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Born27 February, 1909
Died19 May, 1995 (aged 86)
EducationÉcole polytechnique féminine
Occupationengineer
Andrée Hoppilliard | |
|---|---|
 The 1935 "Helene Boucher year" at the EPF school and the new Remy Gaucher aircraft | |
| Born | 27 February, 1909 |
| Died | 19 May, 1995 (aged 86) |
| Education | École polytechnique féminine |
| Occupation | engineer |
| Known for | early woman engineer |
Andrée Hoppilliard (27 February 1909 – 19 May 1995) was a French aeronautical engineer. She is one of the 72 women whose names are planned to be added to the Eiffel Tower.
Andrée Henriette Valentine Hoppilliard was born in Château-Thierry in 1909.[1] She lived through World War I when there were the first moves to allow women to be involved in engineering.[2]
Hoppilliard graduated from the École polytechnique féminine (EPF) in 1935.[3] Her year group chose to name their 'promotion' after the aviator Helene Boucher who had recently died in an accident. Marie-Louise Paris, founder of the EPF considered Hoppilliard “one of her most brilliant former students”.[4]