Baron de Nucingen

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Baron de Nucingen is a wealthy and influential banker in Honoré de Balzac’s La Comédie humaine, emblematic of the financial power and social ambition of 19th-century Paris.

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Baron de Nucingen canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf banker
character in La Comédie humaine
fictional character
appearsIn La Comédie humaine
La Maison Nucingen
Le Père Goriot
Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes
associatedWith Parisian high society
Restoration-era finance
stock market speculation
business Nucingen bank
characteristic calculating
cunning
ruthless in business
socially ambitious
creator Honoré de Balzac
employer Nucingen bank
familyName Nucingen
surface form: de Nucingen
firstAppearanceIn Le Père Goriot
gender male
hasBankingSpecialty high-risk speculation
state finance and public funds
hasThemeRole embodiment of financial capitalism in La Comédie humaine
symbol of corrupting power of money
interactsWith Eugène de Rastignac
Le Père Goriot
surface form: Goriot

Lucien de Rubempré
Vautrin
languageSpoken French
literaryMovement Realism
nationality German
notableFor financial influence in Paris
great wealth
speculative financial operations
occupation banker
partOf Balzac’s interconnected character system
portrayedAs pillar of the Parisian financial world
self-made financier
represents financial power of 19th-century Paris
rise of banking capitalism
residence Paris
settingCity Paris
settingPeriod 19th-century France
socialClass bourgeoisie
spouse Delphine de Nucingen
title Baron
workLanguage French

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Le Père Goriot containsCharacter Baron de Nucingen
La Maison Nucingen featuresCharacter Baron de Nucingen
Delphine de Nucingen spouse Baron de Nucingen