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Nathaniel Bowditch<br />
Occupation: Mathematician, captain, insurance company operator<br />
Evidence for INTJ:<br />
• Had an intimate circle of close friends (I)<br />
• Avoided public speaking despite being an important civic figure (I)<br />
• Did not care for the public side of politics (I)<br />
"Dr. Bowditch was never fond of public life."<br />
• Sometimes had a "hesitant" way of speaking (I)<br />
• As a member of a club, he asked never to be called upon to give a toast (I)<br />
"At the occasional meetings of this club, of a social character, he stipulated that he should<br />
never be called upon for toasts or sentiments, unless he could be allowed to get them written<br />
and delivered by proxy."<br />
• In a group, he spoke up rarely, but was noted for always having something valuable to say<br />
when he did (I)<br />
• Liked to work without interruption (I)<br />
• When Bowditch left Salem for Boston, the citizens of Salem put together a public dinner as<br />
a sort of going away party for him. Bowditch contacted the man presiding over the event<br />
and requested that no one would ask him to stand up in public and give a speech to the<br />
assembled group. Thus the introvert was able to enjoy his party in peace and serenity. (I)<br />
• He acquired Latin, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, German and some Dutch and Greek<br />
on his own (INT aptitude for languages) 147<br />
• He originally learned Latin just so that he could read Newton's Principia (NT love for math,<br />
science, languages)<br />
• Enjoyed playing with the relationships between words, analogies and phrases between<br />
different languages (INT fascination with words)<br />
• Worked as a perfectionistic surveyor; had a reputation in whatever he did for exactness<br />
147 Moody, 1988; Ehrman, 2008
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