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Robert Pike (1616—1706) was an opponent of the Salem witchcraft prosecutions of 1692. He was also involved in two other notable, public controversies prior to 1692. The first was his open criticism of the persecution of the Quakers, for which he was arraigned by the Massachusetts General Court in 1653.
In 1662, the debate over Quaker persecution came into sharp focus when Robert Pike stepped forward to free a Quaker arrested in New Hampshire.
Robert Pike (born 1956) is a Canadian programmer and author. He is best known for his work on the Go programming language while working at Google and the Plan 9 operating system while working at Bell Labs, where he was a member of the Unix team. Pike wrote the first window system for Unix in 1981.
Robert Pike may refer to: Robert Pike (settler) (1616–1706), opponent to the Salem witchcraft prosecutions of 1692. Robert Pike (bishop) (1905–1973), Bishop of Meath, 1959–1973. Robert L. Pike (1912–1981), pseudonym of Robert L. Fish, American writer of crime fiction.
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Aug 11, 1997 · Robert E Pike, author whose 1967 book, Tall Trees and Tough Men, is widely regarded as definitive history of New England logging industry, dies at age 92; photo (M)
Robert Pike is a historian and author of books about World War II and Vichy France. Learn about his latest book Silent Village, the story of a French village destroyed by the Nazis, and his other works on French resistance and history.
Dec 1, 2021 · Putting aside contemporary hearsay, Nazi rhetoric and revisionist theories, Robert Pike returns to the archival evidence to narrate the tragedy as it truly happened – and give voice to the anguish of those left behind.
- Robert Pike
