It's hard to believe, but history knows several famous people who have never had a sexual relationship. Their names and reasons for refusing sex - more ...
The mores of modern people differ significantly from what was several hundred and even decades ago. The stories are known to several famous personalities who, for various reasons, have retained their innocence until their death. Let's find out their names.
1. Hans Christian Andersen
The loneliness of one of the most popular authors of children's fairy tales is hard to believe, but an analysis of letters written in the last years of his life proves that he did not have physical contacts with the opposite sex.
2. Isaac Newton
An ingenious, but lonely in life scientist has never been married. In addition, the fact is known that he was not interested in questions of love at all. Many historians believe that the lonely Newton passed away innocent.
3. Joan of Arc
The heroine of France herself frankly admitted that she did not have sexual contacts with men. Her decision to remain a virgin, she explained by an act of entreaty to the Lord. She said that relations with men would be a hindrance to her great goal. By the way, it is worth noting that many girls in those days took an example from her and kept their virginity until death.
4. Edgar Hoover
The American statesman devoted his life to work in the FBI, lived with his mother and after her death, he could not find a woman who would take the place of the closest person in his heart, and did not even try to find a chosen one. There are suggestions that Edgar was homosexual, but because of his work he had to hide his true desires. Unconfirmed evidence suggests that he had a beloved man whom he regularly bestowed with expensive gifts.
5. Herbert Spencer
Scientists in most cases devote the life of their activities, forgetting about other important spheres of life. There is a suggestion that Spencer had no sexual contact due to the fact that he suffered from an acute form of scoliosis.
6. Lewis Carroll
It is known that in the life of the author of the popular fairy tale "Alice in Wonderland", there were no women. His name was associated with a serious scandal: the writer was suspected of pedophilia, because he admitted that he very much likes little girls and even painted them without clothes.
7. The English Queen Elizabeth I
During her reign the Queen created for herself the image of a woman who married her work and her subjects. By the way, for this devotion to Elizabeth the people were called "Queen-maiden". The real reason that she was all her life was banal - the ruler just did not want to share her power with someone.
8. Adolf Hitler
The appearance of this person on this list is debatable, and many can disagree with him, especially given the fact that Hitler was married to Eva Braun. At the same time, many people close to the Fuhrer of Germany say that it was a sort of cover, so that there were no rumors that he had problems. Tyrant lived the only purpose - to seize the world, so sprayed on women, he did not have time.
9. Joseph Cornell
The man was a famous artist, sculptor and filmmaker and at the same time lived a lonely life on the outskirts of New York. He had many admirers, but despite this, he died innocent.
10. Mother Teresa
The Catholic nun devoted her whole life to the Lord, so she was engaged in good deeds and charity. It is known that Mother Teresa never had connections with men and passed away from life as a virgin.
11. Nikola Tesla
The great inventor is considered by many to be a strange person. All his discoveries were given to him at a tremendous price, and the scientist himself admitted that he consciously chose chastity, because it helped to keep the mind clear. Even to stimulate the brain, he spent an incomprehensible ritual: he rubbed his toes a hundred times. Among the strangeness of this great man, one can distinguish observance of a strict schedule in the diet regime.
12. Immanuel Kant
A man who devoted his entire life to the study of history, politics, religion and philosophy, was too busy to spend his time with women, so he died a virgin.