Wilbur Clinton Knight

Background

Knight, Wilbur Clinton was born on December 13, 1858 in Rochelle, Illinois, United States. Son of David A. Knight.

Education

Graduate University of Nebraska, 1886 (Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts). Assistant territorial geologist, Wyoming, 1886. Chemist and assayer, Swan Sampling & Testing Company, Cheyenne, 1887.

Superintendent of mines in Colorado and Wyoming, 1888-1893.

Professor mining, 1893, and from 1894 professor mining and geology, University of Wyoming. Also, from 1897, State geologist of Wyoming, 1898-1899.

Fellow Geological Society of America.

Career

Home: Laramie, Wyoming

Achievements

• Wilbur Clinton Knight has been listed as a noteworthy geologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married East. Emma Howell, 1889.

Father:

David A. Knight. Knight

Spouse:

East. Emma Howell