John Blunt
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John Blunt was a prominent early 18th-century English financier best known as a leading architect of the South Sea Bubble.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English financier
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businessman ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | early 18th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith | British national debt restructuring ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | collapse of South Sea Company share prices ⓘ |
| businessSector |
finance
ⓘ
government debt conversion ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| employer | South Sea Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eraOfActivityEnd | early 18th century ⓘ |
| eraOfActivityStart | late 17th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Blunt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
joint-stock companies
ⓘ
public finance ⓘ securities trading ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
company manager
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financial promoter ⓘ speculator ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Georgian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | central figure in one of the first major stock market bubbles in Britain ⓘ |
| knownFor |
designing financial schemes involving government debt
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promoting speculative investment in South Sea Company shares ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | John Blunt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership of the South Sea Company
ⓘ
role in the South Sea Bubble ⓘ |
| occupation |
company director
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financier ⓘ stock-jobber ⓘ |
| participantIn |
British financial markets of the early 18th century
ⓘ
South Sea Bubble NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
director of the South Sea Company
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leading architect of the South Sea Bubble scheme ⓘ |
| reputation |
controversial
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linked to financial scandal ⓘ |
| residence | England ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
British government finance
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London financial community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
|
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