Background
Knecht, John H. was born on March 5, 1947 in Iron Ridge, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Henry C. and Laverne A. (Qualmann) Knecht.
Knecht, John H. was born on March 5, 1947 in Iron Ridge, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Henry C. and Laverne A. (Qualmann) Knecht.
Bachelor of Scientific Agriculture, University Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 1972. Master of Fine Arts, Idaho State University, 1974.
Assistant professor film University Oklahoma, Norman, 1974-1979. Visiting lecturer Brown University, Providence, 1981. Assistant professor fine arts/film Colgate University, Hamilton, New York, 1981-1986, associate professor, 1986-1992, professor, since 1992, chair department of art and art history, 1991—1999, professor art and art history, endowed chair, since 2005.
With United States Army, 1966-1968, Vietnam.
Married Lynn Schwarzer, March 18, 1984. Children: Anna, Benjamin.