Daniel Gibson Knowlton
| Daniel Gibson Knowlton | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 14, 1922 Bristol, Rhode Island, USA |
| Died | June 11, 2015 (aged 92) Bristol, Rhode Island |
| Citizenship | United States of America |
| Years active | 1956-1992 |
| Organization | Brown University |
| Known for | Bookbinding, restoration |
| Home town | Washington, D.C., USA |
| Spouse(s) | Lavina "Nina" Fales |
| Children | Jean Catherine Knowlton Daniel Charles Knowlton |
| Parent(s) | Daniel W. Knowlton Josephine Gibson Knowlton |
Daniel Gibson Knowlton (November 14, 1922 – June 11, 2015) was an American classicist bookbinder at Brown University. Knowlton was the nephew of illustrator Charles Dana Gibson and a descendant of Plymouth Colony governor William Bradford.
Daniel Gibson Knowlton was born to Daniel W. Knowlton, assistant chief of counsel to the Interstate Commerce Commission, and Josephine Gibson Knowlton, the sister of renowned graphic artist and former Life magazine publisher Charles Dana Gibson. He was the great-great-grandson of U.S. Senator James DeWolf and the great-great-great-grandson of U.S. Senator William Bradford. At the age of four, he took a short flight with Charles Lindbergh, making him the youngest person to have flown with the aviation pioneer at that time. In 1928, he met President Herbert Hoover in the White House. At age 7, Knowlton was diagnosed with mastoiditis and endured operations that were only temporarily successful. His hearing disability was later corrected with the introduction of the hearing aid.
Knowlton studied bookbinding in Washington, D.C. under Marion Lane, who was trained by preeminent binder Francis Sangorski of London. In 1935, He acquired bookbinding equipment from a woman who was about to sell her bindery to the Library of Congress.
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