# Wilbur C. Knight

> Wilbur Clinton Knight was a geologist and founding professor of geology at the University of Wyoming. He also served as state geologist for Wyoming and produced some of the earliest geological maps of the region. His son Samuel Howell Knight also became a geologist of repute. The genus Knightia is named in his honor.

*Geologist*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Born:** 1858-12-13
- **Died:** 1903-07-28
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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