George K. (George Kynett) Pattee

George Kynett Pattee was an American educator and author born in 1879. Surviving bibliographic records and memorial listings connect him most clearly with Practical Argumentation, published in 1909, a book that was later preserved by libraries, Internet Archive, and Project Gutenberg.

The book itself identifies him as an assistant professor of English and rhetoric at The Pennsylvania State College, and later college records show George Kynett Pattee serving on the faculty of Colorado College as a professor of English. Those records suggest a career centered on teaching writing, rhetoric, and clear public reasoning.

Although little biographical detail is easy to confirm online, his reputation rests on making argument feel teachable and concrete rather than abstract. That practical approach is likely why Practical Argumentation has remained accessible to readers long after his death in 1926.