POSTSCRIPT

NOTABLE NOANTRI—A BRIEF LIST

Most Noantri, of course, take some pains not to become famous. The spotlight makes disappearing, and reappearing in another place as another person—a necessity of eternal life—more difficult. Some, however, especially those in the arts, are unable to avoid public notice; and some frankly enjoy both the acclaim, and the thrill of danger that comes with it. Listed on the following pages are some men and women claimed by the Noantri as their own. It must be said that the siren song of fame is heard, perhaps, more clearly in some nations than in others; thus it will be noted that this list is heavy with Americans. The birth dates given for some here are the actual date of birth of the person before his or her Change; for others, they are the birth date associated with the identity we have come to know—a false date, in other words. Which are which are facts deeper in the Noantri Archive than your scribe was permitted to go.

 

Sam Cabot

January 1, 2013

Khachatur Abovian, b. 1809, Armenian writer.

Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, b. 996, sixth Fatimid caliph.

Theodosia Burr Alston, b. June 21, 1783, daughter of U.S. vice president Aaron Burr.

Dorothy Arnold, b. 1884, American socialite.

Benjamin Bathurst, b. March 18, 1784, British diplomat.

Ambrose Bierce, b. June 24, 1842, American writer.

Captain James William Boyd, b. 1822, Confederate States of America military officer.

Matthew Brady, b. 1822, American photographer.

Giordano Bruno, b. 1548, Dominican friar, mathematician, astronomer, philosopher.

John Cabot, b. 1450, Italian explorer.

Saint Cecilia, b. second century AD, Roman, Catholic martyr and saint, patroness of poets and musicians.

Thomas P. “Boston” Corbett, b. 1832, Union Army soldier.

Hart Crane, b. July 21, 1899, American poet.

Joseph Force Crater, b. January 5, 1889, New York judge.

Arthur Cravan (Favian Avenarius Lloyd), b. May 22, 1887, Swiss boxer, poet, surrealist figure.

Emilio de’ Cavalieri, b. 1550, Italian composer.

Amelia Earhart, b. July 24, 1897, American aviatrix.

The Eight Taoist Immortals, b. during Tang or Song Dynasty, Chinese “mythological” characters.

Carlo Gesualdo, b. March 8, 1566, Italian composer.

Franz Greiter, b. 1918, Austrian scientist, inventor of sunscreen.

Jesus of Nazareth, b. 1 AD, central figure of Christianity.

Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince, b. August 28, 1841, French inventor.

Romualdo Locatelli, b. 1905, Italian painter.

Thomas Lynch, Jr., b. August 5, 1749, American patriot, signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence.

Stefano Maderno, b. 1576, Italian sculptor.

Mary Magdalene, b. first century AD, early disciple of Jesus of Nazareth.

Philip Mazzei, b. December 25, 1730, Italian physician, confidant of Thomas Jefferson, originator of the phrase “All men are created equal.”

Methuselah, b. 1,656 years after creation, figure mentioned in Hebrew Bible.

Nefertiti, b. 1370 BC, “Great Royal Wife” of Pharaoh Akhenaten.

Ivan Nikitin, b. 1690, Russian painter.

Qin Shi Huang, b. 259 BC, Chinese emperor.

The Seven Sleepers of Ephesus, b. 250, Christian martyrs.

Spartacus, b. 109 BC, Thracian rebel slave.

Bram Stoker, b. November 8, 1847, Irish novelist.

Horace Sumner, b. 1826, American passenger on ill-fated ship on which Margaret Fuller (American writer) was lost.

Jan van Eyck, b. 1390, Flemish painter.

Yellow Emperor or Huangdi, b. 2724 BC, Chinese emperor, reigned 2696–2598 BC.