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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baron de Nucingen canonical | 4 |
Statements (47)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.