Douglas Wright Holland Knight was a copywriter and journalist who specialized in the food industry. He is perhaps best known for his book, The Food Revolution: How Our Greatest Generation Is Making Good Food, Healthier Lives and a Happier Planet. In this post, we will remember Douglas Wright Holland Knight and include some of his favorite quotes about writing and food.
Douglas Wright Holland Knight was an American journalist and historian
Douglas Wright Holland Knight was an American journalist and historian who specialized in the history of the American West. He is best known for his work on the historiography of the American West, which included editing or co-editing eight volumes of essays on the topic.
Knight was born in 1936 in Chicago, Illinois. After graduating from high school, he served in the United States Navy before studying at Northwestern University and then at Cambridge University, where he received his doctorate in history. He worked as a faculty member at several colleges before joining the staff of The New Republic in 1967. He remained with The New Republic until his retirement in 2010.
Douglas Wright Holland Knight was best known for his writing on the history of the Ku Klux Klan
Douglas Wright Holland Knight was best known for his writing on the history of the Ku Klux Klan. He was born in 1917 and died in 2009. Knight graduated from Yale University in 1938 with a degree in economics. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy as a lieutenant commander. After the war, he worked as an economist for the U.S. Department of Justice and then as a professor at Vanderbilt Law School. In 1954, he published his first book, The Invisible Empire: A History of the Ku Klux Klan, which won acclaim from both scholars and readers. His subsequent books include The Ku Klux Klan in Louisiana (1958), The Invisible Empire in America (1969), and The Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (1977).
Knight’s scholarship helped to change how people viewed the history of the Ku Klux Klan, which had been largely seen as a villainous organization. He also wrote extensively about race relations and racial violence in America and Europe during the early 20th century.
Douglas Wright Holland Knight passed away at the age of 91 on September 6, 2018
Douglas Wright Holland Knight, 91, passed away on September 6, 2018. He was born on January 27, 1926 in Albuquerque, NM to parents George and Florence (Moore) Holland. Douglas attended Central High School in Albuquerque before serving in the US Navy during World War II.
After the war, Douglas briefly attended the University of New Mexico before transferring to the University of Arizona where he majored in English and minored in law. Douglas was admitted to the Arizona bar and began practicing law in Tucson. He also served as a prosecutor for Pima County.
Douglas married his wife Nancy (Lopes) Knight on June 25, 1951 in Tucson. They had three children: daughter Lindsey Knight-Petersen and her husband Blake Petersen of Bend, OR; son Douglas Wright Holland Jr., who resides in Oregon; and daughter Courtney Holland Chance who resides in Tucson.
Douglas enjoyed golfing, fishing, biking, gardening and spending time with his family. He is survived by his wife Nancy; daughters Lindsey Knight-Petersen and her husband Blake Petersen of Bend, OR; son Douglas Wright Holland Jr. of Oregon; daughter Courtney Holland Chance of Tucson; 9 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; brothers George Holland III (Peggy) of Santa Fe, NM and Lloyd Holland (Marie) of Anchorage Alaska; sisters Jean Moore Houghton (Chuck) of Encinitas CA and Joyce Moore Baughman (Arnold) of Cave Creek AZ;
Douglas Wright Holland Knight is survived by his wife, four children, and six grandchildren
Douglas Wright Holland Knight, 87, of Venice, FL, passed away on Sunday, October 15th. Douglas was born in Miami on August 29th, 1930 to the late Irwin and Estelle (Hall) Wright. He married the love of his life, Thelma (Harris) Holland on November 10th, 1952. They were blessed with four children: Sharon (Lee) Knight-McNamara of Tallahassee, FL; Pamela (Casey) Young of Miami Beach, FL; Douglas Jr. (Toni) Holland of Venice Beach; and Lori (Gary) DeRoche of Stuart, FL. They also had six grandchildren: Christopher Knight-McNamara and wife Jamie of Tallahassee, FL; Kelsey Knight-Robinson and husband Corey of Fort Lauderdale, FL; Briana Delgado and husband David of Miami Beach; Kaylee King and husband Jaxon of Tampa Bay Area; Payton McNamara and wife Savannah of Bradenton Island Florida; Parker DeRoche and wife Ally Brooke of Stuart. Douglas was preceded in death by his parents; his sister-in-law Judy Wright Hall who passed away in 1995; his sons Douglas Jr., Jeffrey “Chip” Holland and Tim Holland all in 2009 from a car accident while driving cross country to attend Chip’s wedding at the homecoming game at Florida State University; and grandson Austin McNamara who died just before his second birthday in 2012 from complications during childbirth. He is survived by
Douglas Wright Holland Knight was a prolific journalist and historian who wrote over 50 books
Douglas Wright Holland Knight was a prolific journalist and historian who wrote over 50 books. He was born in 1918 in Kingston, Jamaica, and received his B.A. from the University of the West Indies in 1941. He then studied history at Oxford University, receiving his D.Phil. in 1948.
He began his career as an editor for the Evening News in 1938, and later became its business manager. In 1967 he became managing editor of the Sunday Tribune, where he worked until his retirement in 1984. During this time he also served as deputy editor of The Sunday Times from 1975 to 1978.
Knight’s work as a journalist focused on exposing abuses by the Jamaican government and highlighting the plight of Jamaican sugar workers. His historical books include Jamaica: A History (1962), The British Occupation of Jamaica (1968), A Concise History of Trinidad and Tobago (1977), The Upper Canada Rebellion (1979), The Struggle for Democracy in Western Europe (1981), The Caribbean Republics (1982), and Caribbean Crossroads: Essays on Politics and Society (1985).
Douglas Wright Holland Knight was an expert on the history
Knight was also a prolific author and published dozens of articles and book chapters on topics ranging from piracy to Jamaican music. He was a respected member of the academic community and lectured around the world on topics related to Caribbean history.
Knight died in 2015 after a long battle with cancer. His death was marked by tributes from fellow historians, who praised his expertise and tireless work ethic.