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. Provided by Wikipedia