Through his lectures and supervisory duties at the École Normale this gifted teacher gave valuable guidance to many students and inspired a number of them to seek careers in science (for example, Paul Painlevé, Jules Drach, and Emile Borel).
Sa pamamagitan ng kanyang mga lektura at namamahala tungkulin sa École Normale ito likas na matalino guro ibinigay mahalagang gabay sa maraming mga mag-aaral at inspirasyon ng isang numero ng mga ito upang humingi ng karera sa agham (halimbawa, Paul Painlevé, Jules Drach, at Emile Borel).