Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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Lebanese-American person
academic
author
essayist
human
options trader
philosopher of probability
risk analyst
statistician
Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a Lebanese-American scholar, statistician, and former options trader best known for his work on probability, risk, and uncertainty, including the influential book "The Black Swan."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nassim Nicholas Taleb canonical | 3 |
| Taleb | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nassim Nicholas Taleb Context triple: [Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, hasAlumnus, Nassim Nicholas Taleb]
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A.
Nouriel Roubini
Nouriel Roubini is an Iranian-American economist and New York University professor known for accurately predicting the 2008 global financial crisis and for his often pessimistic macroeconomic forecasts.
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B.
David Meriwether
David Meriwether was an American politician and statesman from Georgia who served in the U.S. Congress in the early 19th century.
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C.
Martin Armstrong
Martin Armstrong is an American former financial advisor and self-taught economic forecaster known for his controversial "Economic Confidence Model" and high-profile legal troubles related to fraud charges.
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Fischer Black
Fischer Black was an American economist and financial theorist best known for co-developing the Black–Scholes option pricing model, a foundational tool in modern quantitative finance.
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E.
Ben Mezrich
Ben Mezrich is an American author best known for writing nonfiction books about high-stakes gambling, technology, and finance, including the work that inspired the film "The Social Network."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nassim Nicholas Taleb Target entity description: Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a Lebanese-American scholar, statistician, and former options trader best known for his work on probability, risk, and uncertainty, including the influential book "The Black Swan."
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A.
Nouriel Roubini
Nouriel Roubini is an Iranian-American economist and New York University professor known for accurately predicting the 2008 global financial crisis and for his often pessimistic macroeconomic forecasts.
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B.
David Meriwether
David Meriwether was an American politician and statesman from Georgia who served in the U.S. Congress in the early 19th century.
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C.
Martin Armstrong
Martin Armstrong is an American former financial advisor and self-taught economic forecaster known for his controversial "Economic Confidence Model" and high-profile legal troubles related to fraud charges.
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D.
Fischer Black
Fischer Black was an American economist and financial theorist best known for co-developing the Black–Scholes option pricing model, a foundational tool in modern quantitative finance.
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E.
Ben Mezrich
Ben Mezrich is an American author best known for writing nonfiction books about high-stakes gambling, technology, and finance, including the work that inspired the film "The Social Network."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Lebanese-American person
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academic ⓘ author ⓘ essayist ⓘ human ⓘ options trader ⓘ philosopher of probability ⓘ risk analyst ⓘ statistician ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Lebanon
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1960-09-11 ⓘ |
| degree | PhD in Management Science ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Université Paris IX Dauphine
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surface form:
University of Paris (Dauphine)
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| employer |
New York University
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surface form:
Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
London Business School ⓘ NYU Tandon School of Engineering ⓘ
surface form:
New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering
University of Massachusetts Amherst ⓘ |
| familyName |
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Taleb
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| fieldOfWork |
decision theory
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epistemology of randomness ⓘ financial mathematics ⓘ philosophy of uncertainty ⓘ probability theory ⓘ risk management ⓘ |
| givenName | Nassim ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Arabic
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English ⓘ French ⓘ |
| name | Nassim Nicholas Taleb self-link ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
antifragility
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black swan theory ⓘ ludic fallacy ⓘ skin in the game ⓘ via negativa ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Antifragile
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Fooled by Randomness ⓘ Skin in the Game ⓘ The Bed of Procrustes ⓘ The Black Swan ⓘ |
| occupation |
options trader
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professor ⓘ risk engineer ⓘ scholar ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Amioun, Lebanon ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Distinguished Professor of Risk Engineering ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
black swan events
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epistemic uncertainty ⓘ fat-tailed distributions ⓘ fragility and antifragility ⓘ model risk ⓘ |
| series | Incerto ⓘ |
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Subject: Nassim Nicholas Taleb Description of subject: Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a Lebanese-American scholar, statistician, and former options trader best known for his work on probability, risk, and uncertainty, including the influential book "The Black Swan."
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Taleb