"Vidal Sassoon, CBE (17 January 1928 \u2013 9 May 2012) was a British hairdresser, businessman, and philanthropist. He is credited with creating a simple geometric, \"Bauhaus-inspired\" hair style, also called the wedge bob. Establishing himself in the US in 1965, he opened the first chain of worldwide hairstyling salons, complemented by a line of hair-treatment products that became an international brand."@en . "1928-01-17Z"^^ . "Sassoon, Vidal"@en . . "Vidal Sassoon"@en . . . . . . "2012Z"^^ . . . "Hairdresser" . "1928Z"^^ . . . . "CBE"@en . "2012-05-09Z"^^ .