 Exclusive to the collection are countless rare masterpieces elsewhere discontinued or reformulated, including François Coty’s "Chypre" (Coty), Paul Parquet’s "Fougère Royale" (Houbigant) and Aimé Guerlain's "Jicky" (Guerlain) as well as numerous personalized fragrances worn by historical figures such as Elizabeth of Poland, Napoleon and Eugénie de Montijo.Since 2008, Patricia de Nicolaï has served as the institution's president.The founding of the world's first international scent archive was initially proposed to the Société Française des Parfumeurs in 1976 by Jean Kerléo, then head perfumer at Jean Patou, in an effort to formally record and preserve the history of perfumery.