About Marie Bourgeois
Lived 1870 – 1937 (aged 66–67). Marie Bourgeois was a French chef and cook.
Marie Bourgeois (1870-1937) was a French chef who gained three Michelin stars from 1933 to 1937 for her restaurant in Priay in the Ain region, France.
Biography Marie Bourgeois was born in Villette-sur-Ain in 1870. In the 1920s, she settled in a modest restaurant with her husband in Priay in the Ain region, northeast of Lyon. In 1923, Bourgeois was the first woman to receive the award of the Club des Cent.
After her death in 1937, her daughter took over her restaurant until 1951.
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Who was Marie Bourgeois?
French chef
When was Marie Bourgeois born?
Marie Bourgeois was born in 1870 in Villette-sur-Ain.
When did Marie Bourgeois die?
Marie Bourgeois died in 1937.
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Marie Bourgeois was a chef and cook.
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Marie Bourgeois was French.
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