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George F Kneller 1908 - 1999

George Frederick Kneller of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA was born on August 30, 1908 at Oldham St, in Lancashire County, England United Kingdom. George was baptized on September 30, 1908 at Christ Church in Glodwick, Oldham County, Lancashire England. George Kneller died at age 90 years old on February 14, 1999 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California United States, and was buried at Worcester County Memorial Park 217 Richards Ave - Garden of Cross, Lot: 360, Grave Number: 3, in Paxton, Worcester County, MA.

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  • Introduction

    George Frederick Kneller was born on August 30, 1908 in ldham, Lancashire, England. He is the son of John William Kneller (1886-1929) and Margaret Ann Truslove (1886-1973). He had siblings Leonard (1910-1964), Bernard (1911-1964), and John William Kneller (1916-2009). Dr. Kneller was a tour organizer of tours to Europe from approximately 1954 to 1959, but he may have started his tours before then. The tour was known as the Kneller Tour. The itinerary was very extensive and covered about 14 countries with stays in about 22 first class hotels. In 1957 I (Svend Hartmann) was invited to join Dr. Kneller in London for his trip back to UCLA where I assisted with typing the manuscript to his book: the Philosophy of Education. About 30 years later I had the pleasure of visiting Dr. Kneller with my wife and three children at his beautiful house on 372 Hilgard Avenue near the UCLA campus.
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    1908

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    August 30, 1908
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    Oldham St, in Lancashire County, England LA4, United Kingdom
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    George was English. He, his father, and his mother were all born in Oldham, Lancashire, England.

  • Nationality & Locations

    George was born and raised in Oldham, Lancashire, England. He immigrated to the United States around 1920 and lived in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA and New York, New York. Later in life he lived and passed away in Los Angeles, California, USA. He lived near the UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) campus at 372 Hilgard Avenue .

  • Early Life & Education

    He was a high school graduate, and also completed 4 years of college.
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    September 30, 1908
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    Christ Church in Glodwick, Oldham County, Lancashire England
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  • Military Service

    George Kneller registered for the World War II draft on October 16, 1940 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA at the age of 32. At the time, he was 5' 11", 170 pounds, with light brown complexion, black hair, and brown eyes. He listed his next of kin as Margaret Ann Kneller (his mother).

  • Professional Career

    Dr. Kneller was a tour organizer of tours to Europe from approximately 1954 to 1959, but he may have started his tours before then. The tour was known as "The Kneller Tour" with an extensive itinerary that covered about 14 countries with stays in about 22 first class hotels. He was also the author of a book, "The Philosophy of Education". He was a teacher at The Hotchkiss School (Lakeville, Connecticut, USA) in 1942 teaching French and Spanish. Next to the George Frederick Kneller- The Hotchkiss School photo, it states, "Clark University, A.B. 1929, Yale University Ph.D 1940, Universities of Oxford, Paris, Grenoble, Heidelberg, Berlin 1930-1938, Special Lecturer Yale University 1939-1941, Master in French and Spanish, the Hotchkiss School 1941. These seem to be other schools he had taught at.
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    February 14, 1999
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    Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California United States
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    Worcester County Memorial Park 217 Richards Ave - Garden of Cross, Lot: 360, Grave Number: 3, in Paxton, Worcester County, Massachusetts 01612, United States
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Photo of Steven Hackbarth Steven Hackbarth
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George never married. He lived across the street from the UCLA campus, accompanied by UCLA athletes awarded housing in his home. Rob Pendelton was his full-time assistant, and John Harrison was his documentary researcher. He profited from the "Kneller Tours," and stock market gains, enabling him to finance a variety of grants, including faculty chairs and even a massive air conditioner for the UCLA Faculty Center. He continued writing missives to his colleagues long after mandatory retirement. His themes were critical of educational psychology, the status of education as a unique discipline, and the value of philosophical inquiry.
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George Frederick Kneller- The Hotchkiss School
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George Frederick Kneller- The Hotchkiss School
Photo of George Frederick Kneller from George Frederick Kneller in 1942. He was teaching Spanish and French. Next to the photo it states, "Clark University, A.B. 1929, Yale University Ph.D 1940, Universities of Oxford, Paris, Grenoble, Heidelberg, Berlin 1930-1938, Special Lecturer Yale University 1939-1941, Master in French and Spanish, the Hotchkiss School 1941.
Date & Place: at The Hotchkiss School 11 Interlaken Rd, in Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut 06039, United States
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My UCLA Mentor and Friend
George Kneller invited me to serve as his teaching assistant in 1972, and served as mentor and co-author until award of Ph.D. in 1976, having nominated me to receive the award "For Distinguished Service" as the "Most Outstanding Graduate" of the UCLA Graduate School of Education for that year. George subsequently guided my writing and publication, over two decades, of "The Educational Technology Handbook: Process and Products for Learning." George also funded and hosted, on the Queen Mary II, the annual meeting of the Far Western Philosophy of Education Society the year I served as President. When I moved to New York to pursue a career in teaching, George offered to fund a faculty position for me at UCLA. Instead, I earned a master's degree at NYU and qualified to become a computer specialist teacher at P.S. 6, Manhattan.
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Kneller, Ann (May 6, 1907 - Mar 28, 1993) Kneller, George (Apr 30, 1892 - Jul 1970) Kneller Md, Leighton (Jan 4, 1926 - Aug 10, 2001) Kneller, Mildred (Mar 12, 1905 - Feb 1979) Kneller, Virginia (Dec 31, 1919 - Aug 8, 2003) Kneller, Esther (Jun 21, 1926 - Sep 15, 1996) Kneller, John (Apr 17, 1885 - Nov 15, 1966) Kneller, Leland (Oct 13, 1928 - Sep 12, 2002) Kneller, Nancy (Aug 10, 1926 - Oct 6, 2002) Kneller, Blanche (Dec 22, 1923 - Mar 12, 2003)
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