Perfumer
François Coty (original formula)
France
Founder of modern perfumery (1874–1934). Created 50+ masterpieces. Pioneered bottle design, mass-market accessibility, gift sets. Chypre family founder. La Rose Jacqueminot (1904) launched career.
“Give a woman the best product to be made, market it in the perfect flask, beautiful in its simplicity yet impeccable in its taste, ask a reasonable price for it, and you will witness the birth of a business the size of which the world has never seen.
