Henry Granger Knight (1878-1942), an agricultural chemist, was professor of chemistry at the University of Wyoming from 1904-1910 and director of the Wyoming Agricultural Experiment Station from 1911-1918. After earning a Ph. D. in agricultural chemistry from the University of Illinois in 1917, he was director of the Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station from 1918-1921 and director of the West Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station from 1926-1927. From 1927-1941 Knight was chief of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Agricultural Chemistry and Engineering. He was also president of the American Institute of Chemists from 1932-1934.
From the description of Papers, 1933-1941. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 28205406