Nucingen bank
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Nucingen bank is a powerful fictional Parisian financial institution in Honoré de Balzac’s "La Comédie Humaine," symbolizing high finance, speculation, and social ambition in 19th-century France.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nucingen bank canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Nucingen bank Context triple: [Baron de Nucingen, business, Nucingen bank]
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Toggenburger Bank
Toggenburger Bank was a Swiss regional bank that became one of the key predecessors of UBS through a historic merger.
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Basler Handelsbank
Basler Handelsbank is a Swiss banking institution historically known for its role in founding the global reinsurance company Swiss Re.
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Raiffeisen banks
Raiffeisen banks are a network of cooperative, locally owned financial institutions that provide retail banking services, primarily to individuals and small businesses, especially in rural and regional areas.
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Reichsbank
The Reichsbank was the central bank of Germany from the late 19th century through the Weimar Republic and much of the Nazi era, responsible for issuing currency and managing the nation’s monetary policy.
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Austro-Hungarian Bank
The Austro-Hungarian Bank was the central bank of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, responsible for managing its monetary policy and currency during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Nucingen bank Target entity description: Nucingen bank is a powerful fictional Parisian financial institution in Honoré de Balzac’s "La Comédie Humaine," symbolizing high finance, speculation, and social ambition in 19th-century France.
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A.
Toggenburger Bank
Toggenburger Bank was a Swiss regional bank that became one of the key predecessors of UBS through a historic merger.
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B.
Basler Handelsbank
Basler Handelsbank is a Swiss banking institution historically known for its role in founding the global reinsurance company Swiss Re.
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C.
Raiffeisen banks
Raiffeisen banks are a network of cooperative, locally owned financial institutions that provide retail banking services, primarily to individuals and small businesses, especially in rural and regional areas.
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D.
Reichsbank
The Reichsbank was the central bank of Germany from the late 19th century through the Weimar Republic and much of the Nazi era, responsible for issuing currency and managing the nation’s monetary policy.
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E.
Austro-Hungarian Bank
The Austro-Hungarian Bank was the central bank of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, responsible for managing its monetary policy and currency during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional bank
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fictional financial institution ⓘ literary entity ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
La Comedie Humaine
NERFINISHED
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La Comédie humaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkBy |
Honore de Balzac
NERFINISHED
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Honoré de Balzac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter | Baron de Nucingen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCycle | Parisian novels of La Comédie humaine ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
Parisian high society
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corruption ⓘ money and power ⓘ social mobility ⓘ speculation ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Honore de Balzac
NERFINISHED
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Honoré de Balzac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
19th-century French banking
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Parisian financial world ⓘ |
| fictionalLocationType | banking house ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | fictional ⓘ |
| fictionalTimePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| genre | realist fiction ⓘ |
| hasClienteleType |
aristocracy
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bourgeoisie ⓘ speculators ⓘ |
| hasReputationInFiction |
influential financial institution
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powerful bank ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | French realism ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Paris ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
center of financial intrigue
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instrument of social climbing ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Baron de Nucingen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfFictionalUniverse | La Comédie humaine universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
La Maison Nucingen
NERFINISHED
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Le Père Goriot NERFINISHED ⓘ Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOf | financial scenes in La Comédie humaine ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
bourgeois society
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capitalist power ⓘ financial speculation ⓘ high finance ⓘ social ambition ⓘ |
| usedAsDevice |
to connect characters across novels
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to illustrate mechanisms of credit and debt ⓘ |
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