Dadier, Alexis Perfumer; eg created 'Incense' for Nelly Rodi
d’Alamonde Parisian perfumer; active between the World Wars
Daltroff, Ernest
(1867-1947) Founder of the house of Caron (Parfums Caron) and the creator of  their early perfumes.
Demachy, François
Perfumer
DeMercado, Steve
Perfumer, e.g. created 'Magnetic Beat'
Dennis, R P
Italy
 Perfumer
de Nicolaï ,Patricia
Perfumer; established Parfums de Nicolaï
de Tscharner, Sabine
Perfumer; e.g created 'Shanghai' for Marc Rosen, Adidas 'Urban Spice' for Adidas and 'Black for men' with Harry Fremont for Kenneth Cole
Deville, Jean-Claude
Perfumer
di Orio, Mona
Perfumer of Italian/Spanish descent, protégé of Edmond Roudnitska
Dir, Claude
Perfumer, e.g. created 'Curious'
Donche, Françoise  
Perfumer with Givenchy, created the 'Exclusive' range in 2006
Dong, Loc
Perfumer, e.g. created 'Portfolio for men'
Doyen, Isabelle
Perfumer (qualified in 1987) to Annick Goutal; created the following fragrances: Ce Soir Ou Jamais, Eau du Fier, Eau du Sud, Gardenia Passion, Grand Amour, Mandragore, Petite Cherie, Sables, and Songes, to be released in 2006. Her other fragrance is Eau du Prince Jardinière by Prince Jardinière.
DuBreuil, Karine
Perfumer, with Drom International, e.g. created 'Envy Me'
Duchaufour, Bernard
Perfumer, e.g. created 'Fahrenheit Fresh'
Duriez, Jean-Michel
Perfumer, joined Jean Patou in 1997, and is now the "house nose".(2006) friend and muse of Estelle Hallyday
Duval, René  
Parisian perfumer; created fragrance for Germaine Lecomte
   
 
 
Ermenidis, Ilias
Parfumer; Greek by birth; born in Istanbul; moved to Athens at the age of ten; studied perfumery for 4 years at the "Institut Superieur International Du Parfum" (ISIPCA) in Versailles, joined Firmenich in Geneva in 1986. From 1988 to 1995 he worked as a Fine Fragrance Perfumer at Firmenich Paris. After seven years in Paris, moved to New York; has created fragrances in partnership with Oscar de la Renta, The Estee Lauder Companies, Givenchy, Alfred Sung, Escada, Halston, Byblos Iceberg, etc.
Elléna, Celine
Daughter of Jean-Claude; parfumer in her own right, created 'Sel de Vetiver'
Elléna, Jean-Claude
French 'nose'; created 'Hermèssence' for Hermès Parfums in 2004; describes each perfume as a 'haiku'; a 'compressed exhalation of scent'. Established The Different Co; see for details
Elléna, Bernard
Perfumer; created 'Tribu' for Benetton Cosmetics
 
   
 
Fabron, Francis
Perfumer with Roure
Fargeon, Jean-Louis
Parisian parfumer, became Queen Marie-Antoinette personnel parfumeur and cosmetician; sold formulae to LeGrand
Faye, Betty
USA
 Connecticut; a perfumer; launched fragrances c1925; also see under Volume F, chapter 7 page 2
Feisthauer, Nathalie
Perfumer created Yohji Yamamoto pour femme
Feminis, Paul
Italy
 18th century perfumer
Flavigny, Guillaume
Perfumer with Givaudan
Fléchier, Edouard
Born in 1949 in Grasse, France, grew up in a family in the “business.” Very young, he showed an interest in high perfumery. After obtaining his baccalauréat in science in 1967, he entered the Perfumery school of Roure Bertrand Dupont. There he studied with Marcel Carles (son of Jean Carles, the founder of the school and of the famous Roure Method). According to his peers, even then he stood out as a phenomenon. First a perfumer for Roure in Grasse, he joined the Fine Fragrance department of the company in 1977, then headed by Jean Amic. In the mid 80s he became one of France's star perfumers
Fiori, Jacques
Perfumer, created 'Dimoselle' for DIM
Fraysse, André
Perfumer; associated with Paul Vacher, created fragrances for Lanvin
Fraysse, Richard
Perfumer
Flores-Roux, Rodrigo
Perfumer with Quest International
Flipo, Anne
Perfumer
Fremont, Harry
Parfumer; born in Cannes, France, graduated from the ISIPCA or "Institute Superieur de la Parfumerie" located in Versailles in 1981, he received two consecutive awards for his olfactive creation by the prestigious "Societe Technique Des Parfumeurs de France" in both 1984 and 1985. In 1987, joined the Firmenich International Fragrance Center in New York after spending three years at the Corporate Headquarters in Geneva; has created fragrances in partnership with Ralph Lauren Fragrances, Calvin Klein Cosmetics, Intimate Beauty, Bath & Body Works, Cacharel, Nino Cerruti, Valentino and Lancome
 
 
 
 
Gain, Claire
Perfumer with Givaudan-Roure, created 'Cerruti 1881 pour Femme'
Gavarry, Clement
Parfumer with IFF; eg joinlty created 'Prada edp' in 2004
Gavarry, Max
Parfumer with IFF; eg joinlty created 'Prada edp' in 2004
Giacobetti, Olivia
Italy
 Perfumer, born on April 9, 1966 in Boulogne, France. Her father, Francis Giacobetti, a well-known photographer and a director of film Emmanuelle 2, encouraged Olivia in her desire to become a perfumer. At 17, she started studying at Robertet, and several years later she created her own company IUNX Boutique ; refer for details
Giboulet, Henri
Perfumer; created 'Gin Fizz' for Lubin
Gill, Mr
A perfumer; mentioned by E Rimmel; displayed in French expo of 1867
Gillotin, Olivier
Perfumer, e.g. created 'Cristobal' in 1999
Glazman, Lev
USA
 Russian born perfumer; established Fresh Cosemtics in Boston
George, Amy
USA
 Richmond, Virgina, Virginia Commonwealth University graduate student established Modern Atelier; created and launched local fragrances
Gonon, Richard (René)
Perfumer, e.g. created 'Ô de Lancôme' in 1969
Goetting, Adolph
USA
 The 'nose' for California Perfume Co
Gobin-Daudé, Victoire
Perfumer; established Perfums Gobin-Daudé
Gomez, Sebastian
Parfumer; eg created 'Sybaris for Men' in 1988
Gonon, Robert
Parfumer with Firmenich, eg co-creator of 'Anais-Anais' in 1978
Goupy, Gérard
Perfumer; e.g. created 'Magie Niore' in 1978 and 'Cacharel l’Homme' in 1981
Goutal, Annick
Established by Annick Goutal, born in Paris in 1945; a child prodigy at the piano; trained as a ‘nose’ with Robertet in Grasse; married cellist Alain Meunier in 1980; started by blending a cologne for her husband that reproduced the sand dunes on the ële de Ré, off the western coast of France, and opened her first boutique in Paris in 1981, that sold just one scent, Folavril. Died on the 20th August 1999 of cancer. See Parfums Annick Goutal
Goutal, Camille
The 27-year-old (2002) daughter of the legendary Parisian perfumer Annick Goutal; joined the company's creative team when her mother died of breast cancer in 1999. Now in collaboration with Isabelle Doyen, the house nose creating fragrances.
Gracia-Ceto, Natalie
Perfumer, e.g. created 'Burberry Brit' in 2003
Gras, Martin
Parfumer; eg created 'Popy Moreni' in 1996
Grauby, Jean-Louis
Parfumeur, created 'Just Me for Men' in 2005
Grojsman, Sophia Chodosz-
USA
 Perfumer of Russian descendent, senior perfumer for IFF
Guarin, Pascal
Perfumer, e.g. created 'Crave men' in 2002
Guerlain, Aimé
Perfumer. The eldest son of Pierre-François Pascal Guerlain, (d. 1910)
Guerlain, Jacques
Perfumer (1874-1963). Nephew of Aimé Guerlain
Guerlain, Jean-Paul
Perfumer, Jean Paul was shot during a robbery at his home on the day Guerlinade was launched. Retired in 2002
Guerlain, Marcel
Perfumer; see under 'Houses' Volume G, chapter 5 page 6 - Guerlain, Marcel (Hughes)
Guerlain, Pierre-François Pascal
A chemist; opened a toiletry shop at 42 rue de Rivoli in Paris, to escape his violent father; moved to 15 rue de la Paix. The creator of the famous "Guerlinade" base used in many of the famous fragrances. Died in 1864; succeeded by sons Aime, a perfumer a perfumer and Gabriel, the manager.Refer to 'Guerlain, The House of' Chapter 5 page 6 for more details
Guichard, Aurelien
Perfumer, e.g. created 'Chinatown' in 2005
Guichard, Jean
Perfumer. Also the director of the Givaudan Perfumery School. The winner of the Prix François Coty in 2000
Guillaume, Pierre
Perfumer who came to this profession by way of chemistry; established Parfumerie Générale in c2005
Gunnarson, Florence
USA
 A self-taught society perfumer of the 1940’s; for further details refer to Volume G, chapter 5, page 6.
     
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