Paul Ricard
Industrialist, pioneer of pastis (1909–1997) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the French industrialist. For the race track, see Circuit Paul Ricard. For other uses, see Paul Ricard (disambiguation).
Paul Louis Marius Ricard (French pronunciation: [pɔl lwi maʁjys ʁikaʁ]; July 9, 1909 – November 7, 1997) was a French industrialist and creator of an eponymous pastis brand which merged in 1975 with its competitor Pernod to create Pernod Ricard. Ricard was also an environmentalist and the developer of two Mediterranean islands, as well as the builder of the Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet.