Michel Ephrussi
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Michel Ephrussi | |
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| Born | May 10, 1844 Odessa, Russian Empire |
| Died | January 5, 1914 (aged 69) Paris, France |
| Occupations | Banker, investor, racehorse owner/breeder |
| Board member of | Banque Ephrussi |
| Spouse | Amélie Wilhelmine Liliane Beer (Baer) (1850-1914) |
| Children | Louise Nadine (1873–1888) Louis Alexandre (1878–1880) Marie Juliette (1880–1964) |
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| 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 Ephrussi was born on May 10, 1844, in Odessa, Russian Empire. 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.
Career
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 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.
Thoroughbred racing
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:
- Grand Prix de Bruxelles - (1) - Finasseur (1905)
- Grand Prix de Deauville - (3) - Polyeucte (1886), Naviculaire (1892) Biniou (1909)
- Grand Prix de Paris - (1) - Finasseur (1905)
- Prix du President de la Republique - (1) - Finasseur (1905)
- La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte - (1) - Ben (1907)
- Poule d'Essai des Poulains - (2) - Gamin (1886) Beaujolais (1894)
- Poule d'Essai des Pouliches - (2) - Barberine (1885) Primrose (1891)
- Prix Chaudenay - (2) - Naviculaire (1891) et Fawn (1905)
- Prix du Rond Point - (2) - Précy (1883) Lézard (1909)
- Prix de Diane - (3) - Barberine (1885), Bavarde (1887) Primrose (1891)
- Prix des Chênes - (1) - Finasseur (1904)
- Prix du Jockey Club - (1) - Finasseur (1905)
- Prix du Prince d'Orange - (2) - Athos (1888) Biniou (1909)
- Prix Kergorlay - (2) - Brisolier (1887) Boissière (1893)
- Prix du Nabob - (2) - Gournay (1887), Primrose (1891)
- Prix Royal-Oak - (3) - Gamin (1886), Bavarde (1887) Pourtant (1889)
