Saint Olive Family
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The Saint Olive family (Zacharie lineage) is a Lyon family whose history begins in the 17th century and which is made up of several members who influenced Lyon and its surrounding region: the apothecary perfumer Pierre Boiteux de Saint Olive, the designer Paul (Lambert ) Saint Olive, the sculptor Michel Saint Olive and the bankers Saint Olive.
Apothecaries perfumers Saint Olive (1650-1793)
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Hugues Saint Olive is the son of Zacharie Boiteux de Saint Olive. Hugues Boiteux de Saint Olive was born in 1650[1] in Saint Chef en Bourgoin (Isère). He was behind the creation of the Saint Olive perfumery apothecary establishments, founded in 1675. The profession of apothecary in the 17th century consisted of trading in ingredients that make up medicines and perfumery[2]. The Saint Olive specializes in the sale of wax and flower essences for perfumers in the Chalon sur Saône and Lyon regions[3]. Pierre Saint Olive, Hugh’s son, studied in the time most reputed laboratories in Paris Jardin royal des plantes medicinales, Montpellier university of Medecine, and jardin des plantes de Montpellier[4] before returning to his native lands and carrying on the family tradition[1]. To this end, in 1708 he bought the Berthault apothecary shop in Chalon sur Saône and then other establishments in the region. With his expertise developed through contact with renowned laboratories, the Saint Olive family excels in the field thanks to a range of unique scents. Saint Olive's success quickly aroused the jealousy of their colleagues in 1709 who tried to hamper Saint Olive's business by various intimidations. To defend himself, Pierre Boiteux de Saint Olive initiated a lawsuit in 1711 against the apothecaries of Chalon, the Lesné and Berthault families. The trial lasts more than three years and for a time prevents Pierre Boiteux de Saint Olive from exercising his profession as an apothecary perfumer. In 1714, the legal battle was finally won by the Saint Olive family who could establish their perfume business until the end of the 18th century[5]. The Saint Olives notably supplied the perfumer Jean-Louis Fargeon who composed the perfumes of King Louis XVI and Queen Marie-Antoinette[3][6]. Driven out by the revolutionaries of the Terror in 1793, the Saint Olive were forced to give up their activities as perfumers and went into exile in Switzerland[7]. In 2020, Paul (Irénée) Saint Olive is relaunching the activities of Saint Olive as an apothecary perfumer, developed by his direct ancestors in the 17th century.
Paul (Lambert) Saint Olive (1799-1879)
editPaul (Lambert) Saint Olive is an artist, designer and engraver, he followed and studied the streets and monuments of Lyon, leaving numerous drawings, notes and historical studies[8].
Saint Olive bankers (1809 to now)
editBanque Saint Olive (BSO) is a French banking establishment founded in Lyon in 1809 and specializing in wealth management[9].
Michel Saint Olive (1917-1993)
editMichel Saint Olive is an artist sculptor who lived from 1917 to 1993.
References
edit- ^ a b Religieux de Saint Maur (1748). Histoire de Bourgogne. pp. III, p. 298, p. 125.
- ^ Extract from a text relating to the corporation, exhibited at the Hospice Comtesse of Lille.
- ^ a b William Poidebard (1896). Notes héraldiques et généalogiques concernant les pays de Lyonnais, Forez et Beaujolais.
- ^ Armangol, Sophie (1993). "La commensalité à Montpellier au XVIIe siècle : l'exemple de l'apothicairerie-parfumerie royale". Bulletin de la ville de Montpellier n° 17: I-1993, p. 22.
- ^ Archives de la Côte-d'Or. pp. série B, 2901.
- ^ Camus, Alice (2018). "Château de Versailles de l'Ancien Régime à nos jours". Château de Versailles de l'Ancien Régime à nos jours: p22.
{{cite journal}}:|pages=has extra text (help) - ^ Archives de la Côte-d'Or. pp. série C 240-1, 5959, 6085, 6119, 6373, 6422, 7038.
- ^ Paul Saint Olive (1856). Le veau d'or:suite.
- ^ Raynaud de Lage, Camille (2010). "Les 10 familles qui tiennent Lyon". L'Express - L'Expansion.