Knight Starr Jordan

1888–1947 (age 59)

Biography

Knight Starr Jordan devoted his professional life to nurturing minds and expanding academic horizons, leaving behind classrooms filled with curiosity and respect.

His calm leadership and staunch belief in the value of scholarship created welcoming spaces for students from all walks of life, and his memory endures among the comrades resting at Golden Gate National Cemetery.

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