Daniel Iffla

Born into a Jewish family of Moroccan origin in Bordeaux, France, he made his fortune in Paris in the bank of Jules Mirès [fr] and Moïse Polydore Millaud.

He devoted himself to philanthropy after the death of his wife Leonie Carlier, a year after she gave birth to two children.

His obsession with philanthropy emerged from the Jewish tradition of the tzedakah (charity), republican values and the irrepressible desire to spread his wealth.

He built a statue in honor of Joan of Arc in Nancy, and an impressive collection of Napoleonic relics, bequeathed to the Pasteur Institute.

His grave in Paris is made of white marble surmounted by a large bronze reproduction of Michelangelo's statue Moses, from the church San Pietro in Vincoli, Rome.