Voldemort vs Taleb Deathmatch

With all the hype surrounding the final Harry Potter movie, I thought I would compare Voldemort to Nassim Taleb, financial guru and author of the book “The Black Swan”, to see who is greater. (Plus I thought it might be funny.)

(Removed a really good photo of Voldemort and Taleb)

Place of Birth 

• Taleb: Amioun, Lebanon (winner)
• Voldemort: Little Hangleton, England

Middle Name 

• Taleb: Nicholas
• Voldemort: Marvolo (winner)

Father 

• Taleb: Doctor (winner)
• Voldemort: Muggle

Languages      

• Taleb: English, French, Arabic Italian, Spanish, Greek, Latin, Aramaic, Hebrew, Canaanite (winner)
• Voldemort: English and Parseltongue

Academics

• Taleb: University of Paris and University of Pennsylvania (winner)
• Voldemort: Hogwarts School of  Witchcraft and Wizardry

Objective

• Taleb: Safeguard investors against crises while reaping rewards from rare events
• Voldemort: Rid the Wizarding world of Muggle heritage and conquering both worlds (winner)

Described As

• Taleb: “The hottest thinker in the world”
• Voldemort: “The most evil wizard for hundreds and hundreds of years” (winner)

Considers Himself     

• Taleb: Epistemologist of randomness
• Voldemort: Greatest Legilimens in the world and a highly accomplished Occlumens (winner)

 Nickname

• Taleb: Dark Lord
• Voldemort: Dark Lord (draw)

Professional Accomplishment

• Taleb: Pioneer of tail risk hedging or black swan protection (winner)
• Voldemort: Apparate silently

Health Accomplishment

• Taleb: Overcame throat cancer
• Voldemort: Regained his body and was restored to his full power (draw)

What he would see in the Mirror of Erised

• Taleb: He would see “Himself, all-powerful and eternal.”
• Voldemort: He would see “Himself, all-powerful and eternal.” (draw)

 His Boggart

• Taleb: Myron Scholes (winner)
• Voldemort: His own corpse

With a final score of 6-4, Taleb wins over Voldemort. All hail the Dark Lord.

Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nassim_Nicholas_Taleb

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voldemort