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Jeremy Bentham

(1748-1832)
Philosopher

Cat: Sir John Langbourne [1]

Robert Bigelow

Las Vegas Real-Estate Magnate

Cats:
Taxes (Abyssinian)
Mortgage (Abyssinian)
Writeoff (Abyssinian)

Erasmus Darwin

(1731-1802)
Scientist

Cat: Snow (Persian) [1]

Joan Embery

Spokesperson for the San Diego Zoo

Cats:
Wacko (red tabby shorthair) - less than a year old when Joan found him screaming in a tree. Named Wacko because he was scared of everything.
Omar (red tabby longhair)
Stealer (Ocicat), registered as G.P. Saga Steal the Spotlight - he has a habit of stealing things from open drawers, playing with them and throwing them around.

Quotes:
About Wacko and Omar: "My cats have been incredibly long-lived."
About Wacko: "He was the type that wanted to hide everywhere and didn't trust people. Of course, now he's a big mooch. He always sleeps on your head."
About Omar: "Whenever a (film or photography) crew comes, he's right in the middle of all the action, sitting on people's laps, very gregarious."
About Stealer: "The appeal for me was to be able to show people that they could have something with an exotic look without having to get a wild cat, because exotic animals, wild animals, really don't make good pets"
On Bathtime: "Wacko does not like his bath, but Omar sits in the sink like it's just part of the routine. Little Stealer was a show cat, and he sits there and takes his bath and considers it a form of attention"

Debbie Fields

Mrs Field's Cookies

Cat: Boo Dyes (her daughter couldn't pronounce Blue Eyes)

Thomas Huxley

(1825-1895)
Scientist

Cat: Oliver [1]

Marc Jacobs

(1963-)
Fashion Designer

Cat: Rover

Sir Issac Newton

(1642-1727)
Scientist
Invented the cat flap for his female cat and her kittens [1]

Florence Nightingale

(1820-1910)
Nursing Pioneer
Owned 60 cats during her lifetime

Cats:
Disraeli (Persian) [1]
Gladstone (Persian) [1]
Bismarck (Persian) [1]

Quote: "I learned the lesson of life from a little kitten of mine."

Nostradamus

(1503-1566)
French Astrologer

Cat: Grimalkin

Dr Albert Schweitzer

(1875-1965)
Nobel Prize Winning Missionary

Cat: Sizi [1]

References

1. Morris D, Cat World, Great Britain: Random House, 1996

Animal Fair Magazine, Various issues, Website

Animal World Network, Website

Cat Fancy Magazine, Various issues, Website

EOnline, Online

Internet Movie Database, Online

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