Douglas Knight
Encyclopedia
Douglas Maitland Knight was an American
educator, businessman and author. He was a former president of both Lawrence University
and Duke University
.
Knight was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
and received three degrees in English
from Yale University
. He taught literature at Yale and became president of Lawrence University in 1953. From 1963-1969, he was president of Duke University.
Dr. Knight was the owner of Questar Corporation, a manufacturer of high quality telescopes and other optical devices, from 1995-2001.
Knight was an outspoken advocate on gay and civil rights and a member of GLAAD and the ACLU.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
educator, businessman and author. He was a former president of both Lawrence University
Lawrence University
Lawrence University is a selective, private liberal arts college with a nationally recognized conservatory of music, in Appleton, Wisconsin. Lawrence University is known for its rigorous academic environment. Founded in 1847, the first classes were held on November 12, 1849...
and Duke University
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
.
Knight was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...
and received three degrees in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
from Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
. He taught literature at Yale and became president of Lawrence University in 1953. From 1963-1969, he was president of Duke University.
Dr. Knight was the owner of Questar Corporation, a manufacturer of high quality telescopes and other optical devices, from 1995-2001.
Knight was an outspoken advocate on gay and civil rights and a member of GLAAD and the ACLU.