Guy John Fenton Knowles | |
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 Guy John Fenton Knowles in the Kararkoram 1902 (from Guillarmod 1904)[1] | |
| Born | 1 July 1879[2] |
| Died | 8 April 1959 (aged 79)[3] |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Occupation(s) | Engineer, mountaineer |
| Parent(s) | Charles Julius Kino, Louisa Essinger |
Guy John Fenton Knowles (1879–1959) was an engineer, an art collector and a benefactor of several museum collections. He was also a member of the expedition which made the first serious attempt to climb K2, the second-highest mountain in the World.
Guy Knowles was the son of Charles Julius Kino, a wealthy Russian-born wool merchant and hotel proprietor who was a friend and patron of Alphonse Legros and also knew Rodin, Kino changed his name to Knowles in the 1880s.[4] As a boy Guy Knowles was allowed to play with clay in Rodin's studio.[5]
Knowles was educated at Rugby and Trinity College, Cambridge, and took a Second Class in Pt. I of the Mechanical Sciences Tripos in 1901.[2]
Knowles's father died in 1900, whilst Guy was at Cambridge, and left him a considerable inheritance.[6] In 1904, he and Lucien Legros, the son of the artist Alphonse Legros, started a motor vehicle company: Legros & Knowles Ltd in Cumberland Park, Willesden Junction, Willesden. Knowles purportedly provided a considerable portion of the company's finances.[7] The two later established the Iris Car Company.[8][6]
- ^ Jacot-Guillarmod, Jules (1904). Six Mois Dans L'Himalaya le Karakorum et L'Hindu-Kush. W. Sandoz. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ a b "In Memoriam – Guy John Fenton Knowles, 1879–1959" (PDF). Alpine Journal. 64 (298): 288–289. 1959. ISSN 0065-6569. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Mr. Guy Knowles Benefactor of the Fitzwilliam". The Times. 8 May 1959.
- ^ "Guy J F Knowles". British Museum. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Fitzwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "Miss Margaret Knowles". Henfield Museum. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ Gibbons, S.A. (February 1960). "The Iris Car". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Legros and Knowles". Grace’s Guide to British Industrial History. Retrieved 15 July 2024.