~ 1809 - 1891
Albert Pike was an American attorney, soldier, and writer born on December 29, 1809, in Boston, Massachusetts. He is best known for his role as a Confederate general during the American Civil War and for his influential writings on Freemasonry, particularly his work "Morals and Dogma." Pike was also a prominent figure in the development of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry in the United States.
What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.