Laurence Engel

French essayist and civil servant (born 1966)

Laurence Engel
Engel in 2023

President of the Bibliothèque nationale de France
In office 5 April 2016 – 6 April 2024
Preceded by	Bruno Racine
Succeeded by	Gilles Pécout

Personal details
Born	(1966-09-17) 17 September 1966 (age 57) Paris, France

Laurence Engel (born 17 September 1966) is a French essayist and senior civil servant.^[1]

In 2016, she was appointed president of the Bibliothèque nationale de France, a position she held until April 2024.^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Mme Laurence Engel, Présidente, Bibliothèque nationale de France – Stanford Arts".
^ "Laurence". Europeana Pro.
^ "BNF : Laurence Engel remplacée par Gilles Pécout, haut fonctionnaire exigeant". Le Nouvel Obs (in French). 20 March 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.