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Life Summary

Name	Douglas Henry Pike
Born	3 November, 1908 Dushan, Guizhou, China
Died	19 May, 1974 (aged 65) Acton, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Cause of Death	stroke
Religious Influence	Baptist Churches of Christ Methodist Presbyterian Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Wilson, George Thomas (work colleague) Wardle, Patience Australie (work colleague) Portus, Garnet Vere (mentor)
Education *	University of Melbourne (student, 1925-1926) Stirling Theological College (Melbourne) (student, 1938-1941) University of Adelaide (student, 1941-1956)
Occupation *	station manager (1927-1938) New South Wales, Australia Churches of Christ minister (1942-1948) South Australia, Australia academic (1950-1960) South Australia, Australia historian (general) (1960-1960) South Australia, Australia academic (1964-1973) Australian Capital Territory, Australia historian (general) (1964-1973) Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Awards	Tinline scholarship for history (University of Adelaide) (recipient, 1947) Ernest Scott Prize (University of Melbourne) (recipient, 1969) Britannica Australia Award (recipient, 1971)
Key Organisations *	Australian Academy of the Humanities (member, 1961-1969) Australian Dictionary of Biography (ANU) (National Committee member, 1961-1973) Australian Dictionary of Biography (ANU) (Editorial Board member, 1962-1973) Australian Academy of the Humanities (treasurer, 1966-1966) Australian Academy of the Humanities (fellow, 1969-1974) Australian Academy of the Humanities (treasurer, 1969-1973) National Memorials Committee (member, 1969-1974) Australian Academy of the Humanities (secretary, 1971-1972)
Properties *	Collaroy (NSW) (overseer)
Workplaces *	University of Adelaide (history) (academic, 1950-1960) University of Tasmania (history) (academic, 1960-1964) Australian Dictionary of Biography (ANU) (general editor, 1962-1973)

* Dates are approximate