Background
Knoll, Samson Benjamin was born on February 11, 1912 in Stanislaus, Poland. Arrived in United States, 1935, naturalized, 1943. Son of Elias and Regina (Gronich) Knoll.
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Knoll, Samson Benjamin was born on February 11, 1912 in Stanislaus, Poland. Arrived in United States, 1935, naturalized, 1943. Son of Elias and Regina (Gronich) Knoll.
Attended, University Berlin, 1930—1933. Attended, University Paris, 1933—1935. Attended, University California, Berkeley, 1938—1941.
Master of Arts, University Colorado, 1936. Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1953.
Instructor German University Colorado, 1935—1937. Instructor foreign languages Colorado State College Education, 1937—1938. Teaching assistant German University California, 1938—1941.
Instructor foreign languages Menlo Junior College, 1941—1942. Instructor history Stanford, 1947—1952. Instructor history and foreign languages Menlo College, 1952—1962.
Dean division political arts, head department history Monterey Institute Foreign Studies, 1962—1967, chancellor, 1967—1969, 1974—1975, dean faculty, 1969—1973, academy vice president, 1973—1974, vice president, professor history, 1975—1978, professor history, chancellor emeritus, from 1978. Research associate Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences, 1957—1958. Visiting professor Stanford Institute Advanced Study in German, 1967.
Served United States Army, 1943-1945.
Board directors International Academy, Santa Barbara, California. Trustee Inter Future, 1972—1978. Member of American Civil Liberties Union (director Monterey chapter, chairman since 1980), Modern Language Association, California Council Foreign Language Teachers Association (president 1967-1968), Foreign Language Association Northern California 1963-1965, American Association Teachers German (president Northern California 1961-1962), American Society Eighteenth Century Studies, American History Association, World Affairs Council Northern California (trustee 1969-1972, 1977-1979), World Affairs Council Monterey Peninsula (president 1969-1972, 1977-1979), Ernst Barlach Gesellschaft, American Association Advancement Humanities, Carmel Music Society (director 1969-1978, president 1975-1977).
Married Elsa Elizabeth Uppman, August 9, 1940.