Granville Knight
Encyclopedia
Granville Frank Knight (October 12, 1904 – April 1982) was a physician
and anti-communist activist. He was a leading member of the John Birch Society
in California.
He was born in New York City
. He received an A.B. degree from Dartmouth College
in 1926 and an M.D. degree from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
in 1930.
He specialized in ear, throat and nose disorders and allergies at his practice in White Plains, New York
. He later moved to California
to practice in the fields of allergies and nutrition. He lived in several places around California while practicing medicine.
He was a founding member of the John Birch Society in California from 1958-1961. “Granville proclaimed that a secular nation was condemned to tremble in fear of atomic annihilation; that it must sit and wait for the dropped curtain and the closing gate.”
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
and anti-communist activist. He was a leading member of the John Birch Society
John Birch Society
The John Birch Society is an American political advocacy group that supports anti-communism, limited government, a Constitutional Republic and personal freedom. It has been described as radical right-wing....
in California.
He was born in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. He received an A.B. degree from Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
in 1926 and an M.D. degree from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, often known as P&S, is a graduate school of Columbia University that is located on the health sciences campus in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan...
in 1930.
He specialized in ear, throat and nose disorders and allergies at his practice in White Plains, New York
White Plains, New York
White Plains is a city and the county seat of Westchester County, New York, United States. It is located in south-central Westchester, about east of the Hudson River and northwest of Long Island Sound...
. He later moved to California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
to practice in the fields of allergies and nutrition. He lived in several places around California while practicing medicine.
He was a founding member of the John Birch Society in California from 1958-1961. “Granville proclaimed that a secular nation was condemned to tremble in fear of atomic annihilation; that it must sit and wait for the dropped curtain and the closing gate.”
Committee Memberships
- Los Angeles County Medical Commission, 1968-1979
- President of the Price-Pottenger Nutrition FoundationPrice-Pottenger Nutrition FoundationThe Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation is a U.S. 501 non-profit organization established "to provide the public and the healing professions with historical and anthropological findings, and up-to-date, accurate scientific information on nutrition and health." Founded in 1952, it was first...
- President of the Pure Water Association of America