Roland Coty

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On the right are the parents of Roland Coty, Yvonne Alexandrine and François Coty

Roland Alphée Spoturno called Coty (born July 6, 1901 in Paris , † March 9, 1963 in Sorigny ) was a French entrepreneur and racing driver .

Family and work

Roland Coty was the son of François Coty , the founder of the perfume manufacturer Coty . His father, born in Ajaccio in Corsica in 1874 , was a descendant of Isabelle Bonaparte , an aunt of Napoleon . After the early death of his parents, his father, who was born Joseph Marie François Spoturno, grew up with his grandmother. He later took his mother's surname. Coty was supposed to hide his Corsican origins.

Roland Coty's mother was Yvonne Alexandrine Le Baron , the daughter of the painter and coin engraver Alphée Dubois . His father became one of the richest French people during World War I , and Roland Copty was very prosperous. His parents were divorced in 1929 and, according to the divorce decree, after the death of his father in 1934, the shares in the company passed to his mother, who was married to the editor of Le Figaro , Leon Cotnareanu , in a second marriage . Cotnareanu was for many years chairman of Coty.

Roland Coty was the company's managing director for a long time. In 1963, the year of his death, the company was sold to the pharmaceutical company Pfizer .

Racing career

Roland Coty started once in the 24 Hours of Le Mans . In 1924 he drove an Oméga Six as a partner of Marcel Mongin . The mission ended prematurely after a technical defect in the vehicle.

statistics

Le Mans results

year team vehicle Teammate placement Failure reason
1924 Third French RepublicThird French Republic Automobiles Oméga-Six Oméga Six Type A Third French RepublicThird French Republic Marcel Mongin failure accident

literature

  • RM Clarke: Le Mans. The Bentley & Alfa Years 1923–1939. Brocklands Books, Cobham 1999, ISBN 1-85520-465-7 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ François Coty in the Encyclopedia Britannica
  2. ↑ About Leon Cotnareanu (English)
personal data
SURNAME Coty, Roland
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Spoturno called Coty, Roland Alphée
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French entrepreneur and racing driver
DATE OF BIRTH July 6, 1901
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH March 9, 1963
Place of death Sorigny