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Henry Martyn Noel was born on 21 May, 1923 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S., is an American-born stateless chemical engineer. Discover Henry Martyn Noel's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 72 years old?

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Occupation Chemical engineer
Age 72 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 21 May 1923
Birthday 21 May
Birthplace Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S.
Date of death 14 June, 1995
Died Place USA
Nationality United States

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His wife is Cecile Francoise Gillet De Thorey (m. 1961)

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Henry Martyn Noel Jr. was a former American citizen who moved to Allied-occupied Germany in the aftermath of World War II and voluntarily made himself stateless in order to protest "a climax of nationalism" he saw rising around him in the United States.

His actions inspired Garry Davis to follow a similar course.

Noel was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey to Henry Martyn Noel and Dorothy (née Lawson) Noel.

1550

He subsisted on German rations of 1550 calories per day.

1921

In 1961, he married Cecile Francoise Gillet De Thorey (born September 24, 1921, Paris – died March 20, 2008, Evreux, Eure, France).

1940

Henry Noel Jr. attended the New Hampton School in New Hampton, New Hampshire, followed by Harvard University (beginning 1940), where he studied philosophy.

His major influences there included professors such as Alfred North Whitehead and Raphael Demos.

1943

However, after the outbreak of World War II, Noel and his friends became increasingly disturbed over what was happening in the world; Noel's unease culminated with his withdrawal from the school in 1943.

He was living in East Andover, New Hampshire at the time of his enlistment.

After his withdrawal from Harvard, Noel, unable to enlist in the Army due to his poor eyesight, joined the Friends Ambulance Unit (FAU) as an ambulance driver, in which capacity he served in India and Italy.

1947

Noel arrived in Germany in September 1947 after working for American Aid to France, Inc., in Paris and in the field.

He found work with a German construction firm at Kassel.

He earned a wage of 25 marks per week, and lived in a tiny room with no electric light.

1948

In February 1948, he renounced his U.S. citizenship.

By October, he had successfully integrated into his new home, and stated he felt "accepted" by the community there.

However the following month, Noel was arrested by the French army in Neustadt, Baden.

The Montreal Gazette described Noel's action as "a gesture bound to be in vain ... his personal error is in supposing that an individual protest of this nature can be effective".

Paul Gallico described Noel as part of a trend of "youthful U.S. citizens with bleeding hearts who renounce family ties, our way of life, and depart these shores to snuggle up to a gang of brutes".

In contrast, The Christian Science Monitor wrote a largely supportive editorial.

Garry Davis also described Noel as one of his inspirations for his own renunciation of citizenship and subsequent creation of the World Service Authority.

Soon after Noel and Davis' renunciations, Arthur W. Taylor, an African-American from Chicago, also renounced his citizenship at the United States Embassy in Paris, making him the third former American to become stateless that year.

2010

Henry Sr. was a native of Missouri, and served with the 103rd Infantry Division in World War I. He later became a chemical engineer at Standard Oil's Bayway Refinery in Elizabeth, New Jersey.