Background
Knauth was born in New York City on January 13, 1885.
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Theodore Knauth
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He graduated from Morristown School (now Morristown-Beard School) in Morristown, New Jersey in 1903. Knauth then completed his bachelor"s degree at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1907.
Career
His career include reporting as a war correspondent in Berlin, Germany during World World War II and service for the United States. government in the American Zone of Occupation. While studying at Harvard, he joined the social fraternity Delta Upsilon. The Board elected Knauth its corporate secretary in 1922 prior to a celebration of the 25th anniversary of the school"s founding.
Knauth began his career at the banking firm Knauth, Nachod, and Kuhne in 1907.
After the firm named Knauth as a partner in 1921, he worked there for 13 years. During World World War II, Knauth worked as a war correspondent for National Broadcasting Company News, which aired over National Broadcasting Company"s radio networks.
Serving from 1938 to 1941, he was one of the first reporters for National Broadcasting Company to cover news of the war directly from Berlin. The Paley Center for Media (formerly the Museum of Television and Radio) houses two of his on-air reports from Berlin in their radio collection.
The segments aired on the National Broadcasting Company Radio Networks on June 4, 1940 and June 6, 1940.
After leaving National Broadcasting Company News, Knauth joined the American Red Cross. He worked in their department of prisoner-of-war relief for several years. The department distributed Red Cross parcels as care packages to prisoners of war.
During the Allied occupation of Germany, Knauth served as the chief of religious affairs for the American Zone of Occupation.
Knauth served on the Board of Directors of the Carl Schurz Memorial Foundation, an organization established to improve German-American relations. He also served on the Board of Directors of the American Chamber of Commerce"s regional office in Berlin.
Knauth married Gabriel Roediger of Halle, Germany on February 22, 1912. They had five children: Percey, Otto, Barbara, Christine, and Sybilla.
Paralleling the work of his father, Percy Knauth also served as a war correspondent in Berlin during World World War World War II He reported for The Chicago Tribune, The New York Times, and Time Magazine.
Membership
Knauth later served as a member of the Board of Trustees of Morristown School alongside fellow Morristown and Harvard graduates George West. Merck and Roger Burlingame.
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