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He served as consul in [[Oporto, Portugal]].<ref name="am2"/> He trained soldiers in Long Island during the American Civil War and attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.<ref name="am2"/> He then served as U.S. Consul in [[Port Louis]], [[Mauritius]]. He corresponded with the [[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.visual.kadc3054|title=Letter from Nicholas Pike, U. S. Consul, to Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; from U. S. Consulate, Port Louis, Mauritius; 9 Oct 1873; four page letter comprising two images; folio 534 on JSTOR|website=plants.jstor.org}}</ref> [[Edward Newton]] was the British official on the island and a bird enthusiast.<ref>https://islandbiodiversity.com/Phelsuma28e.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>
He served as consul in [[Oporto, Portugal]].<ref name="am2"/> He trained soldiers in Long Island during the American Civil War and attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.<ref name="am2"/> He then served as U.S. Consul in [[Port Louis]], [[Mauritius]]. He corresponded with the [[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.visual.kadc3054|title=Letter from Nicholas Pike, U. S. Consul, to Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; from U. S. Consulate, Port Louis, Mauritius; 9 Oct 1873; four page letter comprising two images; folio 534 on JSTOR|website=plants.jstor.org}}</ref> [[Edward Newton]] was the British official on the island and a bird enthusiast.<ref>https://islandbiodiversity.com/Phelsuma28e.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>


He painted fish and collected specimens that are now part of collections at the [[Museum of Comparative Zoology]] at [[Harvard University]], the [[Mauritius Herbarium]], and the American Museum of Natural History.<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Nicolas Pike and his unpublished paintings of the fishes of Mauritius, western Indian Ocean : with an index to the fishes. Bulletin of the AMNH ; v. 58, article 9.|first1=E. W. (Eugene Willis)|last1=Gudger|first2=Nicholas|last2=Pike|date=August 15, 1929|hdl = 2246/864}}</ref><ref name="am2"/>
He painted fish and collected specimens that are now part of collections at the [[Museum of Comparative Zoology]] at [[Harvard University]], the [[Mauritius Herbarium]], and the American Museum of Natural History.<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Nicolas Pike and his unpublished paintings of the fishes of Mauritius, western Indian Ocean : with an index to the fishes. Bulletin of the AMNH ; v. 58, article 9.|first1=E. W. (Eugene Willis)|last1=Gudger|first2=Nicholas|last2=Pike|date=August 15, 1929|hdl = 2246/864}}</ref><ref name="am2"/>


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He served as president of the Brooklyn Natural History Society as the U.S. Consul to Mauritius from 1867 to 1873.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schrynemakers |first=Paula |date=August 27, 2020 |title=There's Something Fishy Going On Here! |url=https://www.amnh.org/research/research-library/library-news/there-s-something-fishy-going-on-here |url-status=live |access-date=January 16, 2024 |website=American Museum of Natural History Gottesman Research Library News}}</ref> He documented fish species in the Western Indian Ocean habitat around Mauritius and neighboring islands.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Gudger|first1=E. W.|last2=Pike|first2=Nicholas|others=American Museum of Natural History Library|title=Nicolas Pike and his unpublished paintings of the fishes of Mauritius, western Indian Ocean : with an index to the fishes. Bulletin of the AMNH ; v. 58, article 9.|url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/89037|access-date=2020-11-12|website=Biodiversity Heritage Library}}</ref>
He lived in Brooklyn there he was a director of the Brooklyn Institute (which one? Presumably the school?)

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He documented fish species in the Western Indian Ocean habitat around Mauritius and neighboring islands.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Gudger|first1=E. W.|last2=Pike|first2=Nicholas|others=American Museum of Natural History Library|title=Nicolas Pike and his unpublished paintings of the fishes of Mauritius, western Indian Ocean : with an index to the fishes. Bulletin of the AMNH ; v. 58, article 9.|url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/89037|access-date=2020-11-12|website=Biodiversity Heritage Library}}</ref>


He imported English sparrows and introduced them in New York.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://unrememberedhistory.com/tag/nicholas-pike/|title=Nicholas Pike|website=UNREMEMBERED|date=17 July 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sialis.org/hosphistory.htm|title=House Sparrow History|website=sialis.org}}</ref>
He imported English sparrows and introduced them in New York.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://unrememberedhistory.com/tag/nicholas-pike/|title=Nicholas Pike|website=UNREMEMBERED|date=17 July 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sialis.org/hosphistory.htm|title=House Sparrow History|website=sialis.org}}</ref>

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Nicolas Pike (January 26, 1818 – April 11, 1905) was an American consul and a naturalist.[1][2]

He was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts and studied at Latin High School. He was named after his uncle; Nicholas Pike, a mathematician.[3] He moved to New York in 1839 and worked as a paper hanger.[4]

He served as consul in Oporto, Portugal.[4] He trained soldiers in Long Island during the American Civil War and attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.[4] He then served as U.S. Consul in Port Louis, Mauritius. He corresponded with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.[5] Edward Newton was the British official on the island and a bird enthusiast.[6]

He painted fish and collected specimens that are now part of collections at the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University, the Mauritius Herbarium, and the American Museum of Natural History.[7][4]

He served as president of the Brooklyn Natural History Society as the U.S. Consul to Mauritius from 1867 to 1873.[8] He documented fish species in the Western Indian Ocean habitat around Mauritius and neighboring islands.[9]

He imported English sparrows and introduced them in New York.[10][11]

Pomacentrus pikei, a damselfish, is named for him.[4]

Personal life

He was married to Maria Louisa Pike.

Bibliography

  • Sub-Tropical Rambles in the Land of the Aphanapteryx (1873)[12]

References

  1. ^ "Nicolas Pike". Scientific American. 39 (1011supp): 16151–16152. 1895. doi:10.1038/scientificamerican05181895-16151supp.
  2. ^ "The Royal Society of Arts and Sciences of Mauritius". rsasmauritius.org.
  3. ^ "Scientific American: Supplement". Munn and Company. August 15, 1895 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Nicolas Pike: Consul, naturalist and admirer of Mauritius". www.lexpress.mu.
  5. ^ "Letter from Nicholas Pike, U. S. Consul, to Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; from U. S. Consulate, Port Louis, Mauritius; 9 Oct 1873; four page letter comprising two images; folio 534 on JSTOR". plants.jstor.org.
  6. ^ https://islandbiodiversity.com/Phelsuma28e.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  7. ^ Gudger, E. W. (Eugene Willis); Pike, Nicholas (August 15, 1929). "Nicolas Pike and his unpublished paintings of the fishes of Mauritius, western Indian Ocean : with an index to the fishes. Bulletin of the AMNH ; v. 58, article 9". hdl:2246/864. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. ^ Schrynemakers, Paula (August 27, 2020). "There's Something Fishy Going On Here!". American Museum of Natural History Gottesman Research Library News. Retrieved January 16, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ Gudger, E. W.; Pike, Nicholas. "Nicolas Pike and his unpublished paintings of the fishes of Mauritius, western Indian Ocean : with an index to the fishes. Bulletin of the AMNH ; v. 58, article 9". Biodiversity Heritage Library. American Museum of Natural History Library. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  10. ^ "Nicholas Pike". UNREMEMBERED. 17 July 2017.
  11. ^ "House Sparrow History". sialis.org.
  12. ^ Mauritius.), Nicolas Pike (U S. Consul, Port Louis (August 15, 1873). Sub-tropical Rambles in the Land of Aphanapteryx: Personal Experiences, Adventures, and Wanderings in and Around the Island of Mauritius. Harper & Brothers. ISBN 9780836991031 – via Google Books.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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