[1] As a medical student he joined the Freemasons on 12 April 1899,[2] and in 1905, he defended his thesis, entitled Application of cryoscopy to the study of mineral waters.

In December 1907, he filed a patent for a drug combating uric acid, called Urodonal, which he promoted through the Etablissements Chatelain (Paris), distributor of pharmaceutical products such as Globéol and Jubol.

[3] In 1915, Graux joined the army, serving in World War I as a medical assistant to the infantry regiment commanded by General de Maud'huy.

It participated in the French perfume pavilion during the 1925 International Exhibition and opened a prestigious boutique at 3 rue de la Paix.

A bibliophile and passionate collector, he assembled in his home at 33 avenue Kleber, one of the largest and finest private collections of manuscripts and books of his time.