Sismondi

American

[sis-mon-dee, sees-mawn-dee] / sɪsˈmɒn di, sis mɔ̃ˈdi /

noun

Jean Charles Léonard Simonde de 1773–1842, Swiss historian and economist.

Sismondi British

/ sɪsˈmɒndɪ, sismɔ̃di /

noun

Jean Charles Léonard Simonde de (ʒɑ̃ ʃarl leɔnar simɔ̃d də). 1773–1842, Swiss historian and economist. His Histoire des républiques italiennes du moyen âge (1807–18) contributed to the movement for Italian unification

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He was part of a dissenting economic tradition that begins with Sismondi and continues with some detours, through John Maynard Keynes and Hyman Minsky, to Joseph Stiglitz and Paul Krugman.

From The Guardian • May 16, 2013

Aunt Jessie and Sismondi were deeply in love and had no children, so they showered their love and attention on the Dovelies.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

Their fondness for each other went back many years, to the time that Emma and Fanny had lived with Aunt Jessie and Sismondi as young women.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

Aunt Jessies beloved husband, Sismondi, had died earlier that summer, and just before they moved to Down, Emma got an upsetting letter from her.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

She and Sismondi hadn’t had to get to know each other.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

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