Nicolas de Barry

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rdf:langString Nicolas de Barry is a French perfumer. Born in 1948 (Paris, France), Nicolas de Barry studied both sociology and politics (PhD Sorbonne University, Paris). Before focusing on perfumery, he has published books in French under the name Nicolas Martin : La Prusse rouge (Presses de la Cité, 1973), La Méditerranée (Editions L'Appel, 1974), Senghor et le monde (Editions ABC,1979), La forteresse albanaise (Editions Fayolle, 1979), ainsi que "La France fortifiée" (Editions Nathan) et "L'armée parle" (Editions Fayard). The first time he signed with the name De Barry was when he has created a choreography for a play of the French artist : D'épuisement en épuisement jusqu'à l'aurore, Elisabeth . Nicolas Martin de Barry was awarded a "Prix d'Histoire de l'Académie Française" before starting the perfumery in 1992. His encounters with Edmond Roudnitska (Diorissimo and Eau Sauvage), , the director of in Grasse, and , gave birth to his commitment to perfumery. In Brazil, he became the perfumer of the "high society" for whom he made exclusive fragrances.In France he bought the near Blois in the Loire Valley where he has set up a perfume Atelier and a garden of scents. de Barry also organizes workshops and Master Classes worldwide. He is the author of several books on perfumery and cosmetics:« L' ABCdaire du parfum »("The ABCs of perfumes "), Flammarion, with G. Vindry and M. Turonnet (translated in Portuguese and Italian);« Des parfums à faire soi-même »("Make your own perfumes"), Minerva (translated in Portuguese);« L' Inde des parfums » (" India, country of fragrances "), Garde-Temps.« L’ ABCdaire de l’huile d’olive » (« The little book of olive oil »), Flammarion. He is visiting professor at Montpellier University (France) and also general secretary of the 'FFsince 2000. He has been awarded a "Chevalier des Arts et Lettres" by the French Minister of Culture, Frédéric Mitterrand.