# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/lewis-nicola
# Generated: 2026-08-15T02:08:17.100Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/lewis-nicola"
name: "Lewis Nicola"
slug: "lewis-nicola"
description: "Lewis Nicola was an Irish-born American military officer, merchant, and writer who held various military and civilian positions throughout his career. Nicola is most notable for authoring the Newburgh letter, which urged George Washington to assume a royal title. Born in Dublin, Ireland, Nicola had been an officer in the British Army, serving in Europe before immigrating to the Thirteen Colonies. Establishing a residence in Philadelphia with his family, Nicola opened a library in 1767 and was active in colonial philosophical organizations. As a result of his work to establish the American Philosophical Society, he was elected as one of its curators. When the American Revolution broke out, Nicola offered his services to the colonial government, which eventually appointed him to various positions with local forces."
tagline: "American military officer"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1717"
deathDate: "1807-08-09"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           41.28
  momentum:             5.454545454545454
  historical:           3.943701333333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     25
  profileCompleteness:  55
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%B3_%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7"
    title: "ليويس نيكولا"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Nicola"
    title: "Lewis Nicola"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Nicola"
    title: "Lewis Nicola"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Nicola"
    title: "Lewis Nicola"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1822138"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump