Silvio Gesell
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Silvio Gesell was a German-Argentine economist and social reformer best known for proposing "free money" and demurrage-based currency as part of his broader theory of free economy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Silvio Gesell canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Silvio Gesell Context triple: [Bavarian Soviet Republic, notableFigure, Silvio Gesell]
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A.
Heinrich Sahm
Heinrich Sahm was a German lawyer and politician who served as a leading official in the Free City of Danzig and later as mayor of Berlin during the interwar period.
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B.
Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk
Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk was an Austrian economist renowned for his influential work on capital and interest theory and as a leading figure of the Austrian School of economics.
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C.
Karl Menger
Karl Menger was an Austrian mathematician and philosopher known for his work in dimension theory, geometry, and the foundations of probability and economics.
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D.
Friedrich List
Friedrich List was a 19th-century German economist best known for his advocacy of national economic development and protectionist policies against free trade.
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E.
Paul Warburg
Paul Warburg was a German-American banker and influential architect of the U.S. Federal Reserve System who played a key role in shaping modern American central banking and international finance.
- 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: Silvio Gesell Target entity description: Silvio Gesell was a German-Argentine economist and social reformer best known for proposing "free money" and demurrage-based currency as part of his broader theory of free economy.
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A.
Heinrich Sahm
Heinrich Sahm was a German lawyer and politician who served as a leading official in the Free City of Danzig and later as mayor of Berlin during the interwar period.
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B.
Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk
Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk was an Austrian economist renowned for his influential work on capital and interest theory and as a leading figure of the Austrian School of economics.
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C.
Karl Menger
Karl Menger was an Austrian mathematician and philosopher known for his work in dimension theory, geometry, and the foundations of probability and economics.
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D.
Friedrich List
Friedrich List was a 19th-century German economist best known for his advocacy of national economic development and protectionist policies against free trade.
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E.
Paul Warburg
Paul Warburg was a German-American banker and influential architect of the U.S. Federal Reserve System who played a key role in shaping modern American central banking and international finance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
economist
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human ⓘ monetary theorist ⓘ social reformer ⓘ |
| authored |
Die Verstaatlichung des Bodens als Grundlage einer neuen Wirtschaftsordnung
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Die natürliche Wirtschaftsordnung ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Geneva ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Argentina
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German Empire ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth |
Kingdom of Prussia
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linked to:
Prussia
|
| countryOfDeath | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1862-03-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1930-03-11 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | John Maynard Keynes in The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money ⓘ |
| familyName |
Gesell
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linked to:
Carlos Idaho Gesell
|
| fieldOfWork |
land reform
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monetary economics ⓘ social reform ⓘ tax reform ⓘ |
| givenName | Silvio ⓘ |
| hasConceptAssociated |
complementary currencies
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local currencies ⓘ stamp scrip ⓘ |
| influenced |
Helmut Creutz
NERFINISHED
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Irving Fisher ⓘ John Maynard Keynes ⓘ Wörgl experiment ⓘ local currency movements ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Henry George
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Pierre-Joseph Proudhon ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| movement |
free economy movement
ⓘ
libertarian socialism ⓘ |
| name | Silvio Gesell ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
Freigeld
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Freiwirtschaft ⓘ demurrage-based currency ⓘ free money ⓘ interest-free money ⓘ land reform through land nationalization ⓘ negative interest on currency ⓘ |
| occupation |
economist
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merchant ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Bavarian Soviet Republic ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Sankt Vith
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linked to:
St. Vith
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| placeOfDeath | Ordingen ⓘ |
| positionHeld | People's Representative for Finance of the Bavarian Soviet Republic ⓘ |
| proposed |
abolition of interest on money
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demurrage fee on money ⓘ lease of land by the state ⓘ nationalization of land ⓘ |
| residence |
Berlin
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Buenos Aires ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ |
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