Knapp, Seaman Ashahel, 1833-1911
Variant namesSeaman A. Knapp, a native of New York, attended the Troy Conference Academy (Green Mountain College) at Poultney, Vermont, where he met his wife, Maria Elizabeth Hotchkiss. He graduated from Union College in 1856 and after his marriage, he and his wife taught at Fort Edward Collegiate Institute. Mr. Knapp then became Vice President (1856-1863) at Fort Edward and then Assistant Manager (1864-1865) of the Ripley Female College. In 1866, Knapp and his family came to Iowa, where he served as a Methodist pastor, Head of the Iowa College for the Blind, and as an editor of an agricultural newspaper. He was then appointed as Head (1879) of the agriculture program at Iowa State Agricultural College (Iowa State University) where he developed the curriculum and conducted experiments, and also served as the institution's second President (1883-1884). After leaving Iowa, Knapp had a distinguished career in agriculture. He is buried in the Iowa State University cemetery.
From the description of Papers, 1867-2003. (Iowa State University). WorldCat record id: 53446979
Agriculturist. Born in 1833 in New York. Attended Poultney Academy and Union College (1856). Taught at Fort Edward Institute and later founded Ripley Female College in Poultney, Vermont (1863). In 1866, he moved to Iowa to farm. In 1879, he was appointed Professor of Practical and Experimental Agriculture at Iowa State Agricultural College and held this post until 1885 when he moved to Louisiana, where he became active in rice farming and served as the first president of the Rice Grower's Association. In 1897, he began working for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, taking charge of the Demonstration farms in the South, and was active in the formation of the Agricultural Extension Service. Knapp married Maria Hotchkiss in 1856 and they had three sons and two daughters. One son, Bradford, served as president of Texas Technological College from 1932-1938. Seaman Knapp died in 1911.
From the description of Papers, 1869-1931, 1892-1912. (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 24324167
Known as the Father of Agricultural Extension for his work with farm demonstration projects in the South. Primarily responsible for the success of rice production in Louisiana.
From the description of Seaman A. Knapp collection, 1851-1976. (McNeese State University). WorldCat record id: 37497659
Seaman Knapp was born December 16, 1833, in Essex County, New York, and attended Poultney Academy and Union College, from which he graduated in 1856. He taught at Fort Edward Institute and later founded the Ripley Female College in Poultney, Vermont (1863). In 1866, he moved to Iowa to farm. In 1879, Knapp was appointed Professor of Practical and Experimental Agriculture at Iowa State Agricultural College and held that post until 1885, when he moved to Louisiana. There he became active in rice farming and served as the first president of the Rice Growers' Association. In 1897 he began working for the U. S. Department of Agriculture, taking charge of the demonstration farms in the South, and was active in the formation of the Agricultural Extension Service. Knapp married Maria Hotchkiss in 1856, and they had three sons and two daughters. One son, Bradford Knapp, served as president of Texas Technological College from 1932 to 1938. Seaman Knapp died on April 1, 1911.
The Handbook of Texas has published a more in-depth online biography of Seaman A. Knapp at http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/KK/fkn2.html
From the guide to the Seaman Asahel Knapp Papers, S 549. 1., 1856-1931 and undated, (Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University)
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referencedIn | Seaman Asahel Knapp Papers, S 549. 1., 1856-1931 and undated | Southwest Collection/Special Collections Libary, Texas Tech University | |
creatorOf | Seaman Asahel Knapp Papers, S 549. 1., 1856-1931 and undated | Southwest Collection/Special Collections Libary, Texas Tech University | |
creatorOf | Knapp, Seaman Asahel, 1833-1911. Papers, 1869-1931, 1892-1912. | Texas Tech University Libraries, Academic Library | |
referencedIn | Bradford Knapp, Papers, U 243. 1., 1891-1940 and undated | Southwest Collection/Special Collections Libary, Texas Tech University | |
creatorOf | Knapp, Seaman Ashahel, 1833-1911. Papers, 1867-2003. | Iowa State University, Parks Library | |
creatorOf | Knapp, Seaman Ashahel, 1833-1911. Seaman A. Knapp collection, 1851-1976. | McNeese State University, Lether E. Frazar Memorial Library | |
creatorOf | Clemson University. Office of the President. W.M. Riggs Presidential Records. 1907-1925 : 1910-1924. | Clemson University Libraries, Robert Muldrow Cooper Library | |
creatorOf | Lever, Frank. Knapp biography series. 1908-1940. 1939. | Clemson University Libraries, Robert Muldrow Cooper Library | |
referencedIn | Iowa State University. Office of the President. Records, 1868-[ongoing] | Iowa State University, Parks Library | |
referencedIn | Seaman A. Knapp collection, 1902-1957. | Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries | |
referencedIn | Penn School Papers, 1862-2004 and undated (bulk 1862-1978) | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection | |
referencedIn | Bentley, W. D. (Walter Dimmitt), 1856-1930. Papers, ca. 1909-1920. | Oklahoma State University Library, Edmon Low Library | |
referencedIn | Knapp, Bradford, 1870-1938. Papers, 1891-1940. | Texas Tech University Libraries, Academic Library | |
referencedIn | Millet, Donald J., 1914-. Dr. Donald J. Millet Collection. | McNeese State University, Lether E. Frazar Memorial Library | |
referencedIn | Robert C. Ogden Papers, 1843-1913, (bulk 1890-1913) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division |
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Birth 1833-12-16
Death 1911-04-01