Rockwell D. Hunt
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Rockwell Dennis Hunt was an eminent California historian, a professor at the University of Southern California
and the University of the Pacific, and prolific author. He was named Mr. California
by Governor Goodwin Knight
in 1954.
Hunt was born in Sacramento
, California
. He received his bachelor's degree from Napa College in 1890 and his doctorate from Johns Hopkins University
in 1895. He taught economics at the University of Southern California
starting in 1908, and served as dean of its graduate school from 1920 to his retirement in 1945.
After his retirement from USC, he became the first director of the California History Foundation at the University of the Pacific.
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
and the University of the Pacific, and prolific author. He was named Mr. California
Mr. California
Mr. California may refer to:* Rockwell D. Hunt, named Mr. California by Governor Goodwin Knight in 1954* The winner of the Mr. California USA scholarship pageant* "Mr. California", a song by Lifeseeker...
by Governor Goodwin Knight
Goodwin Knight
Goodwin Jess Knight , known as "Goodie Knight", was a U.S. politician who was the 31st Governor of California from 1953 until 1959.-Early life:...
in 1954.
Hunt was born in Sacramento
Sacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. He received his bachelor's degree from Napa College in 1890 and his doctorate from Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
in 1895. He taught economics at the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
starting in 1908, and served as dean of its graduate school from 1920 to his retirement in 1945.
After his retirement from USC, he became the first director of the California History Foundation at the University of the Pacific.