Georges V. Matchabelli, Georgian-American businessman, created Prince Matchabelli perfume (d. 1935)
Prince Georges Vasili Matchabelli (Georgian: გიორგი მაჩაბელი) (July 23, 1885 – March 31, 1935) was a Georgian perfumer. A nobleman and diplomat, he emigrated to the United States after the 1921 Soviet invasion of Georgia.
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