The intervention and the support of Hermite was to ensure that Poincaré was appointed to the chair and he also was appointed to a chair at the École Polytechnique.
Ang pamamagitan at ang suporta ng Hermite ay upang matiyak na ang Poincaré ay hihirangin upang angkinin ang upuan at siya rin ay hihirangin upang angkinin ang isang upuan sa École Polytechnique.