Michel Ephrussi
| Michel Ephrussi | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 10, 1844 Odessa, Russian Empire |
| Died | January 5, 1914 (aged 69) Paris, France |
| Residence | Paris, France |
| Occupation | Banker, investor, racehorse owner/breeder |
| Board member of | Banque Ephrussi |
| Spouse(s) | Amélie Wilhelmine Liliane Beer (Baer) (1850-1914) |
| Children | Louise Nadine (1873-1888) Louis Alexandre (1878-1880) Marie Juliette (1880-1964) |
| Parent(s) | Charles Joachim Ephrussi (1792-1864) & Henriette Halperson (1822-1888) |
| Relatives | Siblings: Léon, Ignaz, Maurice, Thérèse, Marie |
Michel Ephrussi (May 10, 1844 – January 5, 1914) was a Russian-born French banker who also bred and raced Thoroughbreds.
Michel Ephurris was born on May 10, 1844 in Odessa, Ukraine. He was a member of the Ephrussi family. His father, Charles Joachim Ephrussi, was a trader in wheat who founded a bank, Ephrussi & Co.. His mother was Henriette Halperson. His elder half-brother, Ignace von Ephrussi, opened a branch of the Ephrussi & Co. bank in Vienna, Austria.
With his younger brother Maurice Ephrussi, Ephrussi opened a branch of Ephrussi & Co., the family bank in Paris, France.
Beyond banking, Michel Ephrussi had other investments including the Hôtel Pompadour at Fontainebleau [1] and was an investor in Guapo Trinidad Oil Co. Ltd. A supporter of the fledgling aviation industry, Michel Ephrussi provided funding for a prize in his name at the 1910 Rheims Aviation Meeting. [2]
Michel Ephrussi and his brother Maurice were both involved in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing. Michel notably owned Finasseur, winner of the 1905 Grand Prix de Paris, at the time France's most prestigious race. Other wins by Michel Ephrussi's horses include:
On December 23, 1872, in Paris, Michel Ephrussi married Belgian-born Amélie Wilhelmine Liliane Beer, a niece of composer Jacob Liebmann Beer. The couple had three children and made their home at 81 Rue de Monceau in the 8th arrondissement of Paris.
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