Miscellaneous 18th Century figures

[dynamiteninja]

Dr Samuel Johnson: ESTJ
Pepys: ESTJ
Pope: INTJ
Swift: INTJ
Gay: ENFP
Earl of Rochester: ESTP
Defoe: ENFP
Richardson: ISFJ
Fielding: ENTP
Thomas Gray: INFP

 

[Space_Oddity]

What about Laurence Sterne? ENTP?

 

[dynamiteninja]

What about Laurence Sterne? ENTP?

Haven't read him but would love to know his type.

 

[Space_Oddity]

Haven't read him but would love to know his type.

I've read "Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy Gentleman" (one of my favourite books) and I'm positive about the Ne. The whole book screams Ne, actually, so I'd say it could very well be his dominant function. I also see little evidence of Fi and lots of evidence of Ti, so I'd say ENTP would be a good fit.

I'd have to read it again though to rule out other Ne types, because as far as I can remember the only people other than me who could fully appreciate how brilliant and hilarious this book is were another two INFPs and one ENFP. I still think an NT is more likely than an NF, though - I could thoroughly identify with the style and sense of humor, but I don't think an NF would so blatantly leave their work without any message; so obviously make fun of the reader. Perhaps NFPs in particular can detect and appreciate this paradox, though.

 

[Valiant]

Napoleon Bonaparte: ENTJ

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington: ESTJ

Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre: INTJ?

Field Marshal Michel Ney: INTJ

Wolfe Tone: INTP

Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher of Wahlstatt: ENTJ

 

[dynamiteninja]

These are good, let's keep the ball rolling!

Voltaire: ENTP

 

[Sniffles]

Napoleon Bonaparte: ENTJ

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington: ESTJ

Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre: INTJ?

Field Marshal Michel Ney: INTJ

Wolfe Tone: INTP

Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher of Wahlstatt: ENTJ

What, no Frederick the Great?
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[dynamiteninja]

William Wycherley: ISTJ

 

[Blackwater]

why is pope intj?

 

[heart]

Dr. Benjamin Rush (Philadephia) ENFJ

Beau Brummel ENFJ

 

[dynamiteninja]

why is pope intj?

Because he's grumpy and cantankerous. But seriously, I forget the exacts, it's just the way he comes across from bio and he seems Ni, Te in that order.

 

[Theodor]

Charles XII of Sweden: ISTP

A reserved soldier king who dressed and lived as his soldiers during the military campaigns that would spawn his short life. He was also a great tactian, but sucked at general strategy i.e. he won spectacular victories in battle, but made stupid political decisions.