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In 1906, he met Félicie Wanpouille, a young milliner who worked on the same rue de la Paix; She introduced him to her clients and became his collaborator and muse. While Daltroff created fragrances, Wanpouille designed bottles and served as an artistic director, [ 5 ] together they launched great women's perfumes such as Narcisse Noir in 1911 ...
Baron Pierre de Schiervel: 1857 [99] President of the Senate Frederick VII of Denmark: 1857: King of Denmark Naser al-Din Shah Qajar: Shah of Iran Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria: Archduke Alphonse O'Sullivan de Grass: 1859 [100] Ambassador Henri de Liem: 1859 [101] ADC of the King Paul Devaux: 1859 [102] Promoter of King Leopold I Mathieu ...
The Buyck family (spelling variant: Buijck) is a noble Belgian family which can trace its origins back to the 14th century. [1] [2] [3]Several members have held or hold roles in politics, business and economics, architecture, as well as in the military field.
Achille Fould was born on 17 November 1800 in Paris, the third son of French Jewish banker Beer Léon Fould and Charlotte née Brullen. In 1823 he married Henriette (Harriet) Goldschmidt (1800-1870), also a banker's daughter and sister of Adolphus Goldsmith.
The Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (French: Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères, MEAE) is the ministry of the Government of France that handles France's foreign relations. Since 1855, its headquarters have been located at 37 Quai d'Orsay , close to the National Assembly .
Noël Bouton, Marquis de Chamilly (6 April 1636 – 8 January 1715) was a French military commander of the 17th and 18th centuries. He was named a Marshal of France in 1703. References
This Was a Man is a play in three acts by Noël Coward.It satirizes the adulterous affairs of English high society. Its main characters are Edward Churt, a successful modern portrait painter and his wife Carol whose "vivid personality is composed of a minimum of intellect and a maximum of sex."
Stephen Larigaudelle Dubuisson SJ (born Étienne de La Rigaudelle du Buisson; 21 October 1786 – 14 August 1864) was a French Catholic priest and Jesuit missionary to the United States. Born to a wealthy family in Saint-Domingue , Dubuisson fled the Haitian Revolution for France, where he entered the civil service and rose to senior positions ...