Rolf Knight

Rolf Knight (1936–2019) was a Canadian historian, author of working class and regional history of British Columbia.

Knight received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the University of British Columbia, and gained his Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1968. He taught at Simon Fraser University and the University of Toronto. In 1977, he left Simon Fraser University, though continued to research and write about working class history while working as a taxi driver in Vancouver.

Knight received multiple awards for his work regarding the regional history and working class history of British Columbia, including the George Woodcock Lifetime Achievement Award for BC Literature.

Early life and education Knight was born March 4, 1936, in a logging camp in British Columbia. His mother, Phyllis, was born in Germany, and his father was a cook in the camp. He published several other books over the next few decades, including a co-written biography of Homer Stevens, Homer Stevens: A Life in Fishing, which was published in 1992. The book received an award from the British Columbia Historical Federation.

Personal life Knight died June 22, 2019.