Pierrepont Noyes

Noyes was born in the Oneida Community (1848–1880), a group of religious perfectionists who lived communally in New York State.

In the early years of the Community, members practiced birth control in order to keep the birthrate low.

[1] Pierrepoint was the son of John Humphrey Noyes and Harriet Maria Worden, and he was a product of their eugenic outlook.

Noyes joined Oneida Limited, the company which emerged from the commune after his father's death.

In 1905 the company laid out plans for the town, giving bonuses to those employees who built their own homes there.

In April 1919 he was persuaded to take up the role as the American Commissioner on the Inter-Allied Rhineland High Commission, a post he held until May 1920.

In the 1930s, at the suggestion of Bernard Baruch, Noyes joined a six-man commission set up by the New York State Legislature.

[10] Noyes continued to write throughout his career, including a science fiction book titled The Pallid Giant: A Tale of Yesterday and Tomorrow.

The Pallid Giant expressed Noyes' concerns about war, weapons, and the destruction of humanity.