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Knuth Family
Knuth is a surname of Nordic origin. Bearers of the name include: * Carl Conrad Gustav Knuth, Baron Knuth (1761–1815), Danish landowner and second Director of the Royal Danish Mail * Daniel Knuth, American politician, environmentalist and educator * Donald Knuth (born 1938), American computer scientist * Eigil Knuth (1903–1996), Danish explorer and archaeologist * Estefania Knuth (born 1973), Spanish golfer * Frederik Marcus Knuth (taxonomist) (1904–1970), Danish taxonomist * Frederik Marcus Knuth (1813-1856), Danish aristocrat, civil servant and politician, first Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark * Gustav Knuth (1901–1987), German film actor * Jason Knuth, the subject of the dedication of Silver Session for Jason Knuth, a 1998 EP by Sonic Youth * Jeff Knuth (born 1962), Australian politician * Kate Knuth (born 1981), American politician * Marcus Knuth (born 1976), Danish politician * Paul Knuth (1854–1900), German taxonomist, botanist and pteridologist * Reinhard Gus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Conrad Gustav Knuth
Carl Conrad Gustav, Baron Knuth (20 November 1761 – 20 December 1815) was a Denmark, Danish landowner and 2nd Director of the Royal Danish Mail. He owned the estates Fredsholm, Gottesgabe and Rudbjerggaard on the island of Lolland. Early life and career Knuth was born on 20 November 1761 in Copenhagen, the son of Supreme Court justice and chamberlain Conrad Ditlev, Baron Knuth of Conradsborg and Conradine Augusta née Countess Reventlow. He was in 1783 appointed '' kammerjunker'', graduated in law from the University of Copenhagen in 1785 and was then for a while an ''auskultant'' (trainee) in the Treasury (''rentekammeret''). In 1801, Knuth was appointed as 3rd Director of Generalpostamtet, In 1802, he was appointed as chamberlain (''kammerherre'') and 2nd Director. In 1703, he participated in the negotiations for the dissolution of the Danish post office in Hamburg. He resigned in 1809. Property Knuth owned the estates Fredsholm, Gottesgabe, Rudbjerggaard Stensø and Kalleh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |