François Coty (May 3, 1874 – July 25, 1934) was a French perfume manufacturer and the founder of the right-wing paramilitary group Solidarité Française. May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ... Events January - April January 1 - New York City annexes The Bronx January 23 - Marriage of the Duke of Edinburgh, second son of Queen Victoria, to Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia, only daughter of Emperor Alexander III of Russia. ... July 25 is the 206th day (207th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 159 days remaining. ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The French Republic or France (French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. ... For the book Perfume by Patrick Süskind, see Perfume (book). ...

Coty was born in Ajaccio, Corsica as Joseph Marie François Spoturno. He married Yvonne Alexandrine Le Baron in 1900. Ajaccio ( Corsican: Aiacciu) is a city and commune of France, préfecture ( capital) of the département of Corse-du-Sud and, since 1810 capital of the région of Corsica. ... This article is about the Mediterranean island. ... 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ...

He began by selling essences derived from flowers in Grasse, and then peddled his scents to the barbers of Paris. His genius, however, was in marketing and in recognizing that the bottle made the perfume. He had bottles designed by the great ceramist Lalique. His Rose Jacqueminot scent was his first great success. Grasse is a town in southeast France, it is a commune of the Alpes-Maritimes département, on the French Riviera. ... René Jules Lalique was born in Ay, Marne, France on April 6, 1860, and died May 5, 1945. ...

He was one of the wealthiest men in France and owned two Paris newspapers, the proletarian Ami du Peuple and the aristocratic Figaro. He also bought the hunting pavilion of Luciennes near St. Germain-en-Laye, once the property of Madame du Barry. He built multiple large residences, but lived in a hotel on the Champs-Elysées. Madame du Barry (August 19, 1743 - December 8, 1793) was a courtesan who became the mistress of Louis XV of France. ...

He was somewhat of a recluse, disliking crowds of any kind, and hiding behind his public image.