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Élisabeth De Feydeau
Élisabeth de Feydeau (born 28 July 1966), is a French historian and writer. She is also an expert in fragrance. Biography Élisabeth de Feydeau de Saint-Christophe, born Mabille de Poncheville, is the granddaughter of André Mabille de Poncheville, a French poet and writer, and the great-granddaughter of Georges Vidor, a shipowner. Of this family legacy, she developed from an early age a taste for writing, history, and French culture. At sixteen, she discovered the emotional power of fragrance when she first smelt ''L'heure bleue'' by Guerlain, which she instant fell in love with. Ever since, she has felt intensely for the world of fragrances, which for her echoed the world of music, and the piano pieces she had studied when she was a child. After a doctorate in history, she became a member of the commission responsible for cultural affairs at the fashion firms Chanel and Bourjois. She established and managed the departments there, acquiring her first basic knowledge of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauriac, Cantal
Mauriac (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Cantal Departments of France, department in the Auvergne (region), Auvergne Regions of France, region in south-central France. It lies north-northwest of Aurillac by rail. Mauriac, built on the slope of a volcanic hill, has a medieval church, and the buildings of an old abbey now used as public offices and dwellings; the town owes its origin to the abbey, which originated from a 6th-century foundation. Geography Mauriac is situated in the northwest of Cantal, close to the border with the Corrèze and Limousin (region), Limousin departments. The greater part of the Mauriac arrondissement is watered by the Saint-Jean, a brook which flows past the southwestern edge of the town and fills the lac du Val Saint-Jean, a small reservoir, before flowing into Auze (Dordogne), Auze, an important tributary of the Dordogne (river), Dordogne. Mauriac is in hilly terrain, with the main populated area falling into a zone at an altitude ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |