Eric Alfred Knudsen

American writer and politician (1872–1957)

Eric Alfred Knudsen

Born	(1872-07-29)July 29, 1872 Waiawa, Hawaii
Died	February 12, 1957(1957-02-12) (aged 84) Lihue, Hawaii

Eric Knudsen and family

Eric Alfred Knudsen (July 29, 1872 – February 12, 1957) was an American writer, folklorist, lawyer and politician who grew up and lived on Kauai, Hawaii. His father was Valdemar Knudsen, a west Kauai sugar plantation pioneer.

He married Cecilie L'Orange on September 15, 1905, in Oslo, Norway. They had five children.

Knudsen was a delegate from Kauai to the 1904 Republican National Convention. He was also a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives, and served as its Speaker from 1905 to 1907.

He is most known for his writings and collections of short stories of and about Hawaiian folklore and culture.

Selected works

Hawaiian tales told by Teller of Hawaiian Tales (1945)
Kanuka of Kauai (1945)
Spooky Stuffs: Hawaiian Ghost Stories (1974)
Teller of Hawaiian Tales (1946)

Family tree

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Sinclair-Robinson family tree

Francis W. Sinclair
(1797–1846)

Elizabeth McHutcheson
(1800–1892) ^[1]

George Sinclair
(d. 1846)

Charles B. Robinson

Helen Sinclair

Jane Sinclair
(d. 1916)

Thomas Gay
(d. 1865)

James Sinclair
(d. 1873)

Francis Sinclair
(d. 1916) ^[2]

Isabella McHutcheson
(d. 1900)

Anne Sinclair
(1839–1922)

Valdemar Knudsen
(1819–1898)

Aubrey Robinson
(1853–1936)

Alice Gay

Francis Gay

Eric Alfred Knudsen
(1872–1957)

Aylmer Robinson
(1888–1967)

Lester Beauclerk Robinson
(1901–1969)

Helen Matthew
(1910–2002)

Keith Robinson
(b. 1941)

Bruce Robinson

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References

^ https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/1s13/sinclair-elizabeth
^ http://www.thegardenisland.com/2016/01/24/lifestyles/niihau-manager-francis-sinclair/

External links

Eric A. Knudsen Trust

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