Michel Ephrussi was a Russian-born French banker who also bred and raced Thoroughbreds.
Occupation
banker
Citizenship
France
Born
May 10, 1844
Died
January 5, 1914
Overview
Michel Ephrussi (May 10, 1844 – January 5, 1914) was a Russian-born French banker who also bred and raced Thoroughbreds.
Early life
Michel Ephrussi 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.
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.
