Dr. Samuel Sarphati (1813-1866) has been chosen as the 'Biggest Amsterdammer of All Times' by the readers of Amsterdam's newspaper Het Parool. https://www.parool.nl/amsterdam/samuel-sarphati-uitgeroepen-tot-grootste-amsterdammer-aller-tijden~b6e97754/Jaap Cohen: “We live in the age of Donald Trump and Elon Musk, a time when the super-rich are in charge. Sarphati represents the antithesis: a man who did good things for the people, without flaunting himself. Someone with a heart for the city and the people who are struggling.”Nadia Bouras: "Amsterdammers have also begun to look at their city differently in recent years. It is no longer accessible to everyone. It was the same in the nineteenth century. The poor could hardly build a life there. People think: who is the city really for? Maybe we need a philanthropist again.”