Albert Pike

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Albert Pike was a 19th-century American attorney, Confederate officer, writer, and influential Freemason known for his extensive work on Masonic philosophy.

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instanceOf Confederate Army officer
Freemason
attorney
human
causeOfDeath illness (natural causes)
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1809-12-29
dateOfDeath 1891-04-02
educatedAt Harvard University (did not graduate)
ethnicGroup American
familyName Pike
fieldOfWork Masonic philosophy
jurisprudence
literature
fullName Albert Pike
givenName Albert
hasPartInCanon Scottish Rite rituals (revisions and commentaries)
linked to: Scottish Rite
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Freemasons
Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction, USA
militaryBranch Confederate States Army
militaryRank brigadier general
movement Scottish Rite Freemasonry
linked to: Scottish Rite
notableFor influential writings on symbolism and comparative religion within Freemasonry
systematizing Scottish Rite Masonic philosophy in the United States
notableWork Esoterika: The Symbolism of the Blue Degrees of Freemasonry (posthumous compilation of Pike’s writings)
Hymns to the Gods
Lectures on the Arya
Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
The Meaning of Masonry (Masonic lectures and addresses)
occupation attorney
editor
journalist
jurist
poet
soldier
writer
participantIn American Civil War
placeOfBirth Boston, Massachusetts, United States
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C., United States
linked to: Washington, D.C.
positionHeld Sovereign Grand Commander of the Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction, USA
religion Freemasonry
linked to: Freemasons
residence Arkansas, United States
linked to: Arkansas

Washington, D.C., United States
linked to: Washington, D.C.
sexOrGender male

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Pike hasNotableBearer Albert Pike
Battle of Pea Ridge commander Albert Pike
Albert Pike fullName Albert Pike
Supreme Council, Southern Jurisdiction, USA foundedBy Albert Pike
subject linked to: Supreme Council