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Where was Émile Durkheim educated?

Émile Durkheim studied at the Lycée Louis le Grand and the Collège d’Épinal. In the latter institution he received baccalaureats in letters and sciences in 1874 and 1875, respectively. He won entrance (by examination) to the École Normale Supérieure in 1879 and passed his aggrégation (qualifying him to teach at the secondary level) in 1882.