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He was the founder of the Coty perfume company, today a multinational. He is considered the founding father of the modern perfume industry. In 1904, his first success, fragrance La Rose Jacqueminot launched his career. He soon started exporting perfumes from France, and by 1910 he had subsidiaries in Moscow, London and New York.
1813: Clanny safety lamp invented by William Reid Clanny. [13] 1820: Trinity Peninsula discovered by Edward Bransfield. [14] Modern meat curing and the Bacon Rasher invented by Henry Denny, a Waterford butcher. [15] 1821: The development of "Extra Stout" beer by Arthur Guinness II and others. [16] 1830: Coffey still invented by Aeneas Coffey. [17]
The first modern perfume, made of scented oils blended in an alcohol solution, was made in 1370 at the command of Queen Elizabeth of Hungary and was known throughout Europe as Hungary Water. The art of perfumery prospered in Renaissance Italy, and in the 16th century, Italian refinements were taken to France by Catherine de' Medici's personal ...
George William Septimus Piesse (30 May 1820 – 23 October 1882), known as Septimus Piesse, was an English chemist and perfumer.Piesse was a leading author and innovator of modern perfume ideas, inventing the concept of notes in perfumery that are still used universally today.
Perfume (UK: / ˈ p ɜː f j uː m /, US: / p ər ˈ f j uː m / ⓘ) is a mixture of fragrant essential oils or aroma compounds (fragrances), fixatives and solvents, usually in liquid form, used to give the human body, animals, food, objects, and living-spaces an agreeable scent. [1]
Rarities from the Osmothèque's collections include examples of ancient perfumery, such as the Parfum Royal of the Parthian kings as described by Pliny the Elder in the 1st century, medieval toilet waters such as the 14th century Eau de la reine de Hongrie of Elizabeth of Poland and 18th century powders such as the Poudre de Chypre. [9] [16]
Coffey was born in 1780, however his place of birth is disputed. Some sources say he was born in Ireland (most likely in Co. Dublin or Co. Wicklow), [2] while others refer to his birth in Calais, France, to Irish parents. [3] Coffey studied at Trinity College Dublin and entered the excise service around 1799–1800 as a gauger. He married ...
Paul Parquet (1856–1916) was a French perfumer and joint owner of Houbigant.Called the "greatest perfumer of his time" by Ernest Beaux, [1] he is widely regarded as the founder of modern perfumery for having pioneered the use of synthetics in works such as Fougère Royale.