Karl Kae Knecht

Karl Kae Knecht (December 4, 1883 - July 28, 1972) is an American artist who was the cartoonist for the Evansville Courier (now Evansville Courier & Press) from 1906 to 1960 and was instrumental in the founding of Evansville's Mesker Park Zoo. His work was the subject of a book, "The World of Karl Kae Knecht Through His Cartoons" by Philip C. Ensley published in 1979 by University of Evansville Press. [ [http://lccn.loc.gov/79109943 Library of Congress card catalog entry] ]

Personal life

Knecht was born in 1883 and had a sister, Fay. He married Jennie E. Moore of Evansville (daughter of Elwood Moore) on August 22, 1918. He enjoyed circuses and performing as a clown, ["Grown Ups who Run Away to the Circus" by Earl Chapin May. "New York Times", April 17, 1932. (NY Times online archive.)] and was a founding member of the "Circus Fans' Association", serving as its first secretary-treasurer starting in 1926. ["Circus Fans' Organization Celebrates First Birthday." "New York Times", April 10, 1927. (NY Times online archive.)]

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Further reading

*cite news|url=http://www.courierpress.com/news/2008/aug/26/meskers-early-years-photo-archive-traces-history/|title=Photo archive traces history of Indiana's second-oldest zoo |last=David|first=Rich|date=August 26, 2008 |publisher=Evanville Courier & Press| accessdate=2008-09-19
*cite news|url=http://content.ancestry.com/browse/view.aspx?dbid=51530&iid=News-SO-HU_AN_DA_PL.1955_07_12-0005&desc=%22Karl+Kae+Knecht%22+-wikipedia&veil=1&o_xid=18704&o_lid=18704&offerid=0%3a7797%3a0|title=Karl Kae Knecht, Famed Cartoonist, Returns To Old Home Town To Join Iroquis in Anniversary Jubilee|date=July 12, 1955|publisher=Huronite and Daily Plainsman (Huron, South Dakota). |accessdate=2008-09-19
*cite news|url=http://www.newspaperarchive.com/LandingPage.aspx?type=nlp&
| title=No title | date=November 29, 1936|publisher=Ogden Standard Examiner (Ogden, Utah)|accessdate=2008-09-19 "The most enthusiastic circus fan in America is Karl Kae Knecht who has just entered upon his year as cartoonist for the Evanville Courier ..."
*cite news|url=http://www.myinky.com/features/150/hist0810.htm|title=Versatile Knecht served as columnist, photographer|date=August 10, 1995|publisher=The Evansville Courier|accessdate=2008-09-19
*Philip C. Ensley. "The world of Karl Kae Knecht through his cartoons". University of Evansville Press, 1979.