lie ▁Cart an ▁was ▁a ▁sh y ▁student , ▁but ▁an ▁unusual ▁light ▁of ▁great ▁intellect ▁was ▁sh ining ▁in ▁his ▁eyes , ▁and ▁this ▁was ▁combined ▁with ▁an ▁excellent ▁memory ". ▁Anton in ▁Dub ost , ▁then ▁the ▁representative ▁of ▁Is ère , ▁visited ▁the ▁school ▁and ▁was ▁im pressed ▁by ▁Cart an ' s ▁unusual ▁ab ilities . ▁He ▁recommended ▁Cart an ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁a ▁contest ▁for ▁a ▁scholar ship ▁in ▁a ▁l yc ée . ▁Cart an ▁prepared ▁for ▁the ▁contest ▁under ▁the ▁super vision ▁of ▁M . ▁Dup uis ▁and ▁passed ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ten ▁years . ▁He ▁spent ▁five ▁years ▁( 1 8 8 0 – 1 8 8 5 ) ▁at ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁V ienne ▁and ▁then ▁two ▁years ▁( 1 8 8 5 – 1 8 8 7 ) ▁at ▁the ▁Ly c ée ▁of ▁Gren o ble . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Ly c ée ▁J anson ▁de ▁S ail ly ▁in ▁Paris ▁to ▁study ▁sciences ▁for ▁two ▁years ; ▁there ▁he ▁met ▁and ▁be fri ended ▁his ▁class mate ▁Jean - B apt iste ▁Per rin ▁( 1 8 7 0 – 1 9 4 2 ) ▁who ▁later ▁became ▁a ▁famous ▁phys ic ist ▁in ▁France . ▁ ▁Cart an ▁en rolled ▁in ▁the ▁É cole ▁Norm ale ▁Sup érieure ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 . ▁He ▁attended ▁there ▁lect ures ▁by ▁Charles ▁Herm ite ▁( 1 8 2 2 – 1