John Law
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John Law was a Scottish economist and financier who became a powerful advisor in France, where he implemented radical monetary and banking reforms that led to the infamous Mississippi Bubble during the Regency period.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Law canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7362056 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Law Context triple: [French Regency (1715–1723), notablePoliticalFigure, John Law]
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A.
Jean-Baptiste Colbert
Jean-Baptiste Colbert was a 17th-century French statesman and finance minister under King Louis XIV, known for strengthening royal power and developing mercantilist economic policies.
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B.
Jean Colbert
Jean Colbert is a personal name most notably associated with individuals bearing the Colbert surname, though no single widely recognized historical or public figure by this exact name is prominent in major records.
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C.
Jacques Necker
Jacques Necker was an influential Swiss-born banker and statesman who served as finance minister to King Louis XVI of France in the years leading up to the French Revolution.
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D.
François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis
François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis was an 18th-century French cardinal, diplomat, and statesman who served as Louis XV’s foreign minister and later as ambassador to the Holy See.
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E.
Jacques-Nicolas Colbert
Jacques-Nicolas Colbert was a French churchman and statesman of the influential Colbert family who became Archbishop of Rouen and a prominent figure in the late 17th-century French clergy.
- 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: John Law Target entity description: John Law was a Scottish economist and financier who became a powerful advisor in France, where he implemented radical monetary and banking reforms that led to the infamous Mississippi Bubble during the Regency period.
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A.
Jean-Baptiste Colbert
Jean-Baptiste Colbert was a 17th-century French statesman and finance minister under King Louis XIV, known for strengthening royal power and developing mercantilist economic policies.
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B.
Jean Colbert
Jean Colbert is a personal name most notably associated with individuals bearing the Colbert surname, though no single widely recognized historical or public figure by this exact name is prominent in major records.
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C.
Jacques Necker
Jacques Necker was an influential Swiss-born banker and statesman who served as finance minister to King Louis XVI of France in the years leading up to the French Revolution.
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D.
François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis
François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis was an 18th-century French cardinal, diplomat, and statesman who served as Louis XV’s foreign minister and later as ambassador to the Holy See.
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E.
Jacques-Nicolas Colbert
Jacques-Nicolas Colbert was a French churchman and statesman of the influential Colbert family who became Archbishop of Rouen and a prominent figure in the late 17th-century French clergy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
economist
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financier ⓘ government advisor ⓘ human ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1671-04-21 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Edinburgh
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Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| causeOf | inflation and speculative mania in early 18th-century France ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| dateOfDisappearanceFromPower | 1720 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1729-03-21 ⓘ |
| employer |
Kingdom of France
ⓘ
Regency government of Philippe II, Duke of Orléans ⓘ
linked to:
French Regency (1715–1723)
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| era |
Regency of Philippe II, Duke of Orléans
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linked to:
French Regency (1715–1723)
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| ethnicGroup | Scottish ⓘ |
| event | Mississippi Bubble financial crisis ⓘ |
| familyName | Law ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of central banking ideas
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later theories of monetary policy ⓘ |
| influencedBy | mercantilist economic thought ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Mississippi Bubble
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creating the Compagnie d’Occident (Mississippi Company) ⓘ founding the Banque Générale in France ⓘ introduction of paper money in France ⓘ radical monetary and banking reforms in France ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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French ⓘ |
| movement | early monetary theory ⓘ |
| name | John Law ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
monetary expansion to stimulate trade and employment
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state-chartered bank issuing banknotes ⓘ use of paper money backed by land or shares ⓘ |
| notableWork | System of paper money and credit in France ⓘ |
| occupation |
banker
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economist ⓘ financier ⓘ gambling professional ⓘ speculator ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Republic of Venice
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Venice ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Controller General of Finances of France
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linked to:
Controller-General of Finances of France
Director General of the Banque Générale ⓘ Director General of the Banque Royale ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestantism
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linked to:
Protestant Christianity
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| replacedBy | traditional metallic money system in France ⓘ |
| workLocation |
France
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Paris ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John Law Description of subject: John Law was a Scottish economist and financier who became a powerful advisor in France, where he implemented radical monetary and banking reforms that led to the infamous Mississippi Bubble during the Regency period.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.