Oller

Overview

Joseph Oller (1839–1922), Catalan-born Paris entrepreneur who introduced the pari-mutuel betting system on horse races (1867) and later co-founded the Moulin Rouge (1889) (existing RSR at 020.0547; Mon Journal t.3 index «Oller, 259»).

Relevance to Marie

Stub replaced. Details from the RSR at 020.0547; the Moulin Rouge founding is shared (with Charles Zidler) - not re-sourced here. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Oller.

References in Diary

On 4 July 1874 at Spa, Marie proposes setting up a betting agency for charity, a conversation including «le 10 % que Oller prend pour lui» (020.0547), i.e. the commission of the pari-mutuel.