s ▁theorem . ▁After ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁É cole ▁Poly te chni que ▁and ▁the ▁Institut ▁d ' ét udes ▁polit iques ▁de ▁Paris , ▁he ▁worked ▁for ▁several ▁different ▁minist ries ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁head ▁of ▁security ▁at ▁the ▁Ex position ▁Univers elle ▁( 1 8 8 9 ). ▁ ▁He ▁always ▁had ▁a ▁passion ▁for ▁the ▁the ater ▁and ▁began ▁writing ▁com ed ies ▁while ▁still ▁in ▁school . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁he ▁travel led ▁to ▁Vienna , ▁Budapest ▁and ▁Bay re uth ▁to ▁get ▁a ▁first - hand ▁look ▁at ▁the ▁work ings ▁of ▁professional ▁the aters . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 3 , ▁however , ▁his ▁career ▁took ▁an ▁unexpected ▁turn ▁when ▁he ▁married ▁Bert he ▁P iver , ▁he ir ess ▁to ▁the ▁ ▁perf um ery , ▁and ▁he ▁soon ▁became ▁an ▁entrepr ene ur . ▁First , ▁he ▁worked ▁to ▁modern ize ▁the ▁company ▁by ▁holding ▁a ▁competition ▁for ▁young ▁chemical ▁engine ers ▁who ▁would ▁later ▁develop ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁synth etic ▁fra gr ances . ▁He ▁then ▁introduced ▁sc ented ▁sample ▁cards ▁and ▁slowly ▁expanded ▁the ▁company , ▁opening ▁branches ▁as ▁far - fl ung ▁as ▁New ▁York , ▁Buenos ▁Aires ▁and ▁Hong ▁Kong . ▁Event ually , ▁half ▁the ▁company ' s ▁product ▁was ▁export ed . ▁After ▁ ▁he ▁had ▁am ass ed ▁a ▁small ▁fortune , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁patron ▁of ▁the ▁arts . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁he ▁acquired ▁La ▁Grande