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Melvin M. (Melvin Moses) Knight
1887–1981
A longtime University of California, Berkeley scholar, he wrote widely on economic history and on the Caribbean, including a noted study of the U.S. occupation of the Dominican Republic. He was also one of three Knight brothers who became economists, alongside the better-known Frank H. Knight.
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Taboo and genetics : A study of the biological, sociological and psychological foundation of the family
by Melvin M. (Melvin Moses) Knight, Phyllis Blanchard, Iva Lowther Peters
About the author
Born in 1887, Melvin Moses Knight became an American economist and historian whose career was closely tied to the University of California, Berkeley, where he served as a professor of economic history. Archival records at Berkeley identify him as Melvin Moses Knight and preserve papers spanning much of his academic life.
Knight wrote or co-wrote books on European economic history and is especially remembered for The Americans in Santo Domingo, a study of U.S. involvement in the Dominican Republic. His work shows a wide range of interests, from broad economic development to the political and historical forces shaping societies.
He died in 1981. For listeners interested in early twentieth-century scholars who moved comfortably between economics, history, and public affairs, Knight offers a thoughtful and distinctly wide-angled voice.