Ignace von Ephrussi
Baron Ignace von Ephrussi (1829–1899) was a Russian-born Austrian banker and diplomat. He was the head of Ephrussi & Co. in Vienna, Austria.
Ignace von Ephrussi | |
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 Ignace von Ephrussi in 1871 | |
| Born | 1829 |
| Died | 1899 |
| Occupation | Banker |
| Title | Baron |
| Spouse | Emily Porges |
| Children | 2 sons (including Viktor von Ephrussi), 1 daughter |
| Parent(s) | Charles Joachim Ephrussi Belle Levensohn |
| Relatives | Michel Ephrussi (half-brother) Maurice Ephrussi (half-brother) Edmund de Waal (great-great-grandson) |
Early life
Ignace von Ephrussi was born in 1829 in Berdychiv, Russian Empire (now Ukraine).[1] His father was Charles Joachim Ephrussi and his mother, Belle Levensohn.[1] He had a brother, Leon Ephrussi.[1] Their mother died in 1841.[1] After his father married his second wife, Henriette Halperson.[1] He had two half-brothers, Michel Ephrussi and Maurice Ephrussi, and two half-sisters, Therese (who married Leon Fould) and Marie (who married Guy de Percin).[1]
Career
Ephrussi was the head of Ephrussi & Co., his family bank, in Vienna, Austria.[1] He was "the second-richest banker in Vienna."[2]
Ephurris was ennobled by the Emperor of Austria, Franz Joseph I, and he held the title of Baron.[2] He served as Honorary Consul to the King of Sweden and Norway.[2] He was a Knight of the Order of St. Olav.[2]
Personal life
Ephrussi married Emily Porges.[1] They had two sons and a daughter.[1] They resided at the Palais Ephrussi, built for them and completed in 1869.[3]
Death and legacy
Ephrussi died in 1899 in Vienna, Austria.[1] His great-great-grandson, Edmund de Waal, is a British ceramicist and the author of The Hare with the Amber Eyes, a 2010 memoir about his family, including Ignace.[2]
References
- de Waal, Edmund (2010). The Hare with the Amber Eyes. London, UK: Chatto & Windus. ISBN 9780374105976.
- de Waal, Edmund (2010). The Hare with the Amber Eyes. London, UK: Chatto & Windus. pp. 121–122. ISBN 9780374105976.
- Bedoire, Fredric; Tanner, Robert (2004). The Jewish Contribution to Modern Architecture, 1830-1930. Jersey City, New Jersey: KTAV Publishing House. p. 316. ISBN 0881258083. OCLC 56194321.