Rockwell D. Hunt

Rockwell Dennis Hunt (February 3, 1868 – January 23, 1966) was a California historian, a professor at the University of Southern California and the University of the Pacific, and prolific author. He was named Mr. California by Governor Goodwin Knight in 1954.

Early life Hunt was born in Sacramento, California. He received his bachelor's degree from Napa College in 1890 and his doctorate from Johns Hopkins University in 1895.

Career From 1891 to 1893, he was a professor of history at Napa College. In 1895, he was a professor at the College of the Pacific (then located in San Jose). From 1902 to 1908, he was a principal at San Jose High School. He taught economics at the University of Southern California starting in 1908, and served as dean of its graduate school from 1920 to his retirement in 1945.

Hunt's first book, Genesis of California's First Constitution was published in 1895. He published 15 books on the history of California. In 1901, he wrote a monograph of the first 50 years history of the College of the Pacific.