# Sir Robert Giffen — The Great Illusion character guide

> Sir Robert Giffen in The Great Illusion by Norman Angell.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Sir Robert (then Mr.) Giffen

**First appearance:** 0003-the-great-illusion

## Who they are

British economist and statistician, cited on trade and finance.

## In the story

### [VI: The Indemnity Futility](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_illusion_se/chapters/vi-the-indemnity-futility)

His 1872 article summarizing the Franco-German War's financial outcome is cited as a starting point, but his reservations are noted as being disregarded by critics.

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