Zebulon Pike
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Zebulon Pike was an early 19th-century American explorer and U.S. Army officer best known for his expeditions into the American West, including the discovery of the peak in Colorado that now bears his name, Pike's Peak.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zebulon Pike Sr. | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army officer
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explorer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States of America ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1779-01-05 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Lamberton, New Jersey
NERFINISHED
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near Trenton, New Jersey ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | killed in action ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1813-04-27 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
York, Upper Canada
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present-day Toronto, Ontario, Canada ⓘ |
| employer | United States Army ⓘ |
| endTimeOfActivity | 1813 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| explored |
Louisiana Purchase
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surface form:
Louisiana Purchase territory
Mississippi River basin ⓘ
surface form:
Mississippi River headwaters region
present-day Colorado ⓘ present-day New Mexico ⓘ Texas ⓘ
surface form:
present-day Texas
|
| familyName | Pike ⓘ |
| father |
Zebulon Pike
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Zebulon Pike Sr.
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| givenName | Zebulon ⓘ |
| knownFor |
expedition that identified Pikes Peak in present-day Colorado
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exploration of the American West ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | brigadier general ⓘ |
| namesakeOf |
Pike County, Alabama
NERFINISHED
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Pike County, Arkansas ⓘ Pike County, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Pike County, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Pike County, Indiana ⓘ Pike County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Pike County, Mississippi ⓘ Pike County, Missouri ⓘ Pike County, Ohio ⓘ Pike County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Pike National Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ Pikes Peak ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Pike expedition to the headwaters of the Mississippi River
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surface form:
Pike expedition to the American Southwest
Pike expedition to the headwaters of the Mississippi River ⓘ |
| occupation |
explorer
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military officer ⓘ |
| participantIn | War of 1812 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Clarissa Brown ⓘ |
| startTimeOfActivity | late 18th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Zebulon Pike Sr.
subject surface form:
Pike County, Georgia