Frank Knight

Details

Instance of

human

Born

7 November 1885

Died

15 April 1972

Place of birth

McLean County

Place of death

Chicago

Sex or gender

male

Given name

Frank

Family name

Knight

Child

Frank Knight

Field of work

economics

Occupation

economist, university teacher, sociologist

Position held

president

Citizenship

United States

Religion

atheism

Awards

Guggenheim Fellowship, Francis A. Walker Medal, Golden Plate Award

doctoral advisor

Allyn Abbott Young, Alvin Saunders Johnson

doctoral student

George Stigler, Charles E. Lindblom, James M. Buchanan, J. Fred Weston, Albert Gailord Hart, William D. Grampp

educated at

University of Tennessee, Cornell University, Milligan University

employer

University of Chicago, University of Iowa, Cornell University

languages spoken, written or signed

English

member of

American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Mont Pelerin Society, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei

name in native language

Frank Hyneman Knight

place of burial

First Unitarian Church Crypt

writing language

English

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