For an essay I'm writing: Name a prominent firs-level businessperson or scientist from the past who in mid-life became introspective or had a breakdown and adopted a whole new public self, perhaps as an activist or philosopher, and even changed her or his appearance, perhaps
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There was a rumor that Alexander I of Russia didn’t really die in 1825, but became a monk and lived in obscurity for decades. I’m assuming that’s not true. The rumor tells us that this idea was conceivable in his time though.
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The Roman emperor Tiberius spent his last years away from Rome, on the island of Capri. Semi-retirement, maybe 3/4-retirement.
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