He was an eccentric man in almost every conceivable way.

If describing him with great modesty, it would have to be said that he had unsettling mannerisms. Most found him disturbing. Many found him intolerable. At the very least he was considered disruptive and annoying. The apparent consensus by those who encountered him was that he should be exiled somewhere – anywhere – the further away, the better. He was rarely given the benefit of the doubt, let alone offered a sympathetic hand or ear.