Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Le Play bụ nwa nke onye ọrụ ụlọ ọrụ kọstọm, gụrụ akwụkwọ na École Polytechnique na École des Mines. Ọ nwere mmasị na ajụjụ gbasara mmekọrịta ọha na eze ọbụna dịka nwa okorobịa na École des Mines, na-eme enyi na onye na-eso ụzọ onye na-eche echiche mmekọrịta ọha na eze Saint-Simon. Na ngwụcha afọ 1820, Le Play mere njem njem dị ukwuu na Germany na-enyocha ebe ndị a na-egwu ihe. Na 1830, ihe mberede mere n'ụlọ nyocha merụrụ aka ekpe Le Play nke ukwuu ma mee ka ọ bụrụ onye nwere nkwarụ ruo mgbe ọ ga-anwụ. Ka ọ nọ na-agbake na Paris, ọ bụ onye akaebe nke ihe ndị mere nke
July Revolution, ma mechaa kpebie onwe ya ịmụ ihe ndị na-enye nsogbu n'obodo French.