Jean-François Houbigant, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French perfumer
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Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France
About Jean-François Houbigant
- Jean-François Houbigant (21 December 1752 – 22 October 1807) was a French perfumer who founded the second oldest perfumery in France.
- He established a modest shop in 1775 at 57 rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré (which would become No.
- 19 when the street was renumbered in 1806).
- He chose a basket of flowers to identify the front of his shop and that emblem will remain the symbol of Houbigant through the years.
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