# Jean Despres

> Jean Despres was a French-born American perfume executive who spent nearly fifty years at Coty.inc, rising from a shipping clerk to Executive Vice President. He helped shape modern fragrance marketing, pioneered in-store cosmetics merchandising, and co-founded key industry institutions such as the Fragrance Foundation and the Coty American Fashion Critics' Awards.

*French businessman (1903-1988)*

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## Identity
- **Country:** France
- **Born:** 1903-10-12
- **Died:** 1988-08-09
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Jean Despres was a French-born American perfume executive who spent nearly fifty years at Coty.inc, rising from a shipping clerk to Executive Vice President. He helped shape modern fragrance marketing, pioneered in-store cosmetics merchandising, and co-founded key industry institutions such as the Fragrance Foundation and the Coty American Fashion Critics' Awards.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 38.0
- **Momentum:** 9.0

## Sources
- [Jean Despres](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Despres)
- [Jean Despres](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Despres)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6170540)

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