8 Historical Figures Who Were Not Interested in Sex

These people definitely knew how to sublimate effectively. We introduce you to real people who made a significant contribution to history (we are not saying that the contribution was positive), whose interests simply did not include sex. Well, everyone has their own hobby.

Some biographers of the English mathematician and physicist suggest that Newton suffered from a form of mental illness, perhaps bipolar disorder or autism. It is difficult to verify now, but what is known for sure is that Newton suffered from chronic loneliness.

Mother Teresa

A Catholic nun known as the “messenger of Christ’s love”, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize “for her work in aid of suffering people” and perhaps one of the most significant figures in history. She dedicated her entire life to the poor and sick.

Despite the many highly controversial aspects of her biography and rumors of misuse of funds, one thing is almost certain: Mother Teresa’s list of interests was definitely not the intimate side of life. She herself claimed that she was not a social worker and that her purpose in life was to serve Christ. In addition, although Mother Teresa was a virgin, as a Catholic, she was strongly against abortion and contraception.

Nikola Tesla

joys of intimate life and died a virgin. Some claim that Tesla was completely asexual, he himself said about himself:
“I put women on a pedestal.Like any admirer, I feel unworthy of the object of my worship.”

Nikola Tesla also had a rather bizarre relationship… with a dove. He described a white bird that would fly to his window every time. The scientist believed that there was some strange connection between them.

“Wherever I was, the dove always found me. I only had to call her, and she would fly to me. She understood me, and I understood her. Yes, I loved this dove as a man loves a woman, and she loved me.”

Lewis Carroll

The author of the adventures of the girl Alice was… a difficult man. There are many confirmations and testimonies that Carroll had a weakness for little girls. He constantly drew and photographed them, often met girls on trains and in the houses of his friends.

11-year-old Alice Liddell, the prototype of the very same Alice in Wonderland, was his muse for many years. He often photographed her, wrote her letters and had long conversations. Carroll met the Liddell family in 1855. It is noteworthy that the period of Carroll’s biography, when he often communicated with Alice, is shrouded in darkness – the diaries of that time simply disappeared.

And in 1863, the family rather abruptly broke off communication with the intrusive guest. What happened between the Liddells and Carroll is still unknown.

To one of his “young friends”, a 10-year-old girl, he wrote: “Special thanks and kisses for giving me a lock of your hair. I have kissed it several times – wanting to kiss you, but even hair is better than nothing.” To Gertrude Thompson, an artist who painted girls as fairies and nymphs, he admitted: “I confess that I have never liked naked boys in pictures. They always looked as if they needed to cover themselves with something, whereas the wonderful forms of girls should remain naked.”

Some biographers (such as Morton Cohen) believe that Carroll wanted to marry his 11-year-old muse.

Vanessa Tate, Alice Liddell’s great-great-granddaughter, admits that she knows about the “strange” details of Carroll’s relationship with her ancestor.

“I think he was in love with Alice, but it never went beyond any limits.” She nevertheless responds to those who vehemently object to the presence of such inclinations that Carroll should not be whitewashed.

Carroll’s hobbies never allowed him to start a family, and most likely the writer died a virgin. Which is probably for the best.

Hans Christian Andersen

The storyteller had a very difficult life and fate. In his early notes, he rejected the very idea of ​​​​intimate relationships, but later asked in his prayers: “Almighty God, I have only You, I entrust my fate to You, I must devote myself to You. Give me bread! Give me a bride! My blood thirsts for love, as does my heart.”

But it seems the prayers went unanswered. Andersen fell in love only with unavailable women who did not consider him an object of passion.

However, he fell in love not only with women, but also with men. In his letter addressed to Edward Collin, he writes: “I pine for you like a beautiful Calabrian girl… My feelings for you are similar to those of a woman. The female part of my nature and our friendship must remain a secret.” However, the latter did not reciprocate the storyteller’s feelings.

According to his biographers, the storyteller was very shy and was confused by female sexuality. He visited a brothel only once, when he was 61 years old, but instead of having sex, he only looked at the young girl, feeling only pity for her.

Elizabeth I, the Virgin Queen

The 16th-century Queen of England and Ireland made a conscious decision to remain innocent. Her father, Henry VIII, executed several of his wives, including Elizabeth’s mother, Anne Boleyn. The death of the young Queen Kate Howard shocked nine-year-old Elizabeth so much that the future Queen of England developed a strong fear of marriage.

But there is also a more “romantic” version: she once confessed her love to her childhood friend Robert Dudley and swore to him that she would never marry. Nevertheless, she had romantic relationships, and even tried to get married.

Immanuel Kant

The German philosopher Immanuel Kant was and remains one of the central figures of philosophy. However, he had to pay a high price for this: he spent all his time working, and died a virgin at the age of 70. There were rumors that Kant hated women and did not tolerate them in his house: he did not even have maids, only a faithful servant – and Kant threw him out when he learned that the man had married. But judging by Immanuel’s works, this opinion is an attempt to portray him as a misogynist. In fact, Kant often spoke very flatteringly about women. He rejected only sex itself, saying that he was “proud that he was able to resist carnal passions, avoiding mechanical movements devoid of any metaphysical meaning.”

Nikolai Gogol

In his letters, Gogol often admitted to his friends that he had never known female love, and he told the doctor who treated him during his last illness about this. The writer was proud that he did not have sex: he considered it base and humiliating. Nikolai even avoided masturbation.

Historians still argue about the reasons for this. Some believe that Gogol was homosexual, but could not even admit it to himself. Others are sure that it was something else: the writer’s celibacy was due to his monastic nature and his inclination toward asceticism.