Robert Tisserand

Robert Tisserand was born in London in 1948 to a French father and Scottish mother. In 1974 he founded an aromatherapy business (Tisserand Aromatherapy). In 1988 he started teaching aromatherapy in the UK, and in the same year he launched The International Journal of Aromatherapy. He has spoken at many conferences around the world. He now lives in Ojai, a small town in S. California. He is the author or co-author of three books including The Art of Aromatherapy, published in 1977, the first book on aromatherapy in the English language. Robert received a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007, and continues to write, teach and consult.