page_title: Louis Lépine
section_title: Concours Lépine
hierarchical_section_title: Louis Lépine / Préfet de police 1900-1913 / Concours Lépine
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Affiche pour le 14e concours Lépine au Grand Palais du 28 août au 4 octobre 1910
context_page_description: Louis Jean-Baptiste Lépine was a lawyer, politician and inventor who was Préfet de Police with the Paris Police Prefecture from 1893 to 1897 and again from 1899 to 1913. He earned the nickname of "The Little Man with the Big Stick" for his skill in handling large Parisian crowds. He was responsible for the modernisation of the French Police Force. Under Lépine the study of forensic science as a tool of detection became standard practise.
context_section_description: The Exposition Universelle provided the catalyst for innovation and Lépine decided to create a competition for inventors that continues to be held annually to this day. It was originally intended to encourage small toy and hardware manufacturers, but over the years it has grown into an annual event that includes a multitude of innovative ideas. The 114th edition of the Concours Lepine Show took place over two weeks in April and May 2015 at the Foire de Paris in the Porte de Versailles.
  Louis Lépine retired in 1913 and was succeeded by Célestin Hennion.In the same year he was elected a member of the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques.
  He published his memoirs in 1929,  four years before his death in 1933. He was the brother of the Professor Raphaël Lépine, the pioneering physiologist.
caption: Advertisement for the Concours Lépine 1910
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