Background
Knight, Robert Kellogg Mc was born on January 10, 1924 in Sendai, Japan.
Knight, Robert Kellogg Mc was born on January 10, 1924 in Sendai, Japan.
Bachelor of Arts cum laude in Psychology, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1951; Master of Arts in Social Psychology, Ohio State University, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology, Ohio State University, 1960.
District anthropologist, Trust Territory Government, Palau, Micronesia, 1958-1963; community development officer, Trust Territory Government, Saipan, Micronesia, 1963-1965; associate professor anthropology, University of Wisconsin -Milwaukee, 1965-1966; professor anthropology, California State University, Hayward, 1966-1987; department chairman, California State University, 1969-1974; professor emeritus, California State University, from 1987.
Served with Army of the United States, 1943-1946, 51-52. Member American Anthropological Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Ethnological Society.
Son of William Quay and Mary (Kellogg) McKnight (parents American citizens). Married Veronica Margaret Schwartz, November 7, 1947. Children: William K., Victoria McKnight Labarge.