Peter L. Bernstein
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Peter L. Bernstein was an American financial historian, economist, and author best known for his influential book "Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk."
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| Peter L. Bernstein canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5822337 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peter L. Bernstein Context triple: [Bernstein, hasNotableBearer, Peter L. Bernstein]
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A.
William Bernstein
William Bernstein is an American film producer best known as a co-founder of the independent film studio Orion Pictures.
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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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Philip Fisher
Philip Fisher was a pioneering American investor and author whose growth-focused investing philosophy, outlined in his book "Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits," has profoundly shaped modern value investing and influenced figures like Warren Buffett.
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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.
Donald Markowitz
Donald Markowitz is a songwriter best known for co-writing the Academy Award–winning hit "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" from the film Dirty Dancing.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peter L. Bernstein Target entity description: Peter L. Bernstein was an American financial historian, economist, and author best known for his influential book "Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk."
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A.
William Bernstein
William Bernstein is an American film producer best known as a co-founder of the independent film studio Orion Pictures.
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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.
Philip Fisher
Philip Fisher was a pioneering American investor and author whose growth-focused investing philosophy, outlined in his book "Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits," has profoundly shaped modern value investing and influenced figures like Warren Buffett.
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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.
Donald Markowitz
Donald Markowitz is a songwriter best known for co-writing the Academy Award–winning hit "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" from the film Dirty Dancing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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economist ⓘ financial historian ⓘ human ⓘ |
| author | Peter L. Bernstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1919-01-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2009-06-05 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Harvard University ⓘ |
| employer | Peter L. Bernstein, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Bernstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
economic history
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finance ⓘ risk management ⓘ |
| founded | Peter L. Bernstein, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
economic history literature
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financial literature ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Peter ⓘ |
| knownFor | popularizing the history of risk and probability in finance ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Peter L. Bernstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk
NERFINISHED
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Capital Ideas Evolving NERFINISHED ⓘ Capital Ideas: The Improbable Origins of Modern Wall Street NERFINISHED ⓘ The Power of Gold: The History of an Obsession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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economist ⓘ financial historian ⓘ investment consultant ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New York City ⓘ |
| positionHeld | president of Peter L. Bernstein, Inc. ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| spouse | Barbara T. Bernstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
financial markets
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history of risk ⓘ modern portfolio theory NERFINISHED ⓘ probability theory in finance ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Peter L. Bernstein Description of subject: Peter L. Bernstein was an American financial historian, economist, and author best known for his influential book "Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk."
Referenced by (1)
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