He helped initiate many reforms , including improvements to the education of girls .
Charles - Jacques Defodon ( 14 May 1832 -- 18 February 1891 ) was a French educationist who had great influence on primary education in France in the later part of the 19th century .
Charles - Jacques Defodon helped initiate many reforms , including improvements to the education of girls .
Charles - Jacques Defodon ( 14 May 1832 -- 18 February 1891 ) was a French educationist who had great influence on primary education in France in the later part of the 19th century .