Kilian Hennessy

Kilian Hennessy (French pronunciation: [kiljɑ̃ ɛnɛsi]; 19 February 1907 – 1 October 2010) was a French business magnate of Irish extraction, and co-patriarch, with his first cousin Maurice, of the Hennessy cognac company.^[1]

Kilian Hennessy, the son of

Moët Hennessy, which in turn became a part of the new LVMH in 1987, becoming Moët-Hennessy • Louis Vuitton. Hennessy remained a member of the luxury group's advisory board until his death in 2010.^[1]

Hennessy’s grandson, who shared his name, founded a

Estée Lauder rather than LVMH.^[2]

Death

Hennessy died in Switzerland on 1 October 2010, at the age of 103.^[1] He was a resident of Saint-Brice, Charente, France.^[1]

References

^
Agence France Presse. 3 October 2010. Archived from the original
on 10 March 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2010.

^ Pometsey, Olivia (30 March 2019). "Meet Kilian Hennessy, the perfumer extraordinaire who will make you smell sexier". British GQ. Retrieved 24 October 2020.

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[afp-1] 
Agence France Presse. 3 October 2010. Archived from the original
on 10 March 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2010.

[2] Pometsey, Olivia (30 March 2019). "Meet Kilian Hennessy, the perfumer extraordinaire who will make you smell sexier". British GQ. Retrieved 24 October 2020.

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