Kneser was appointed to the chair in Dorpat, and it was while he was holding the chair there that his son Hellmuth Kneser was born.
Kneser ay hihirangin upang angkinin ang upuan sa Dorpat, at ito ay habang siya ay may hawak na ang mga upuan doon na ang kanyang anak na lalaki Hellmuth Kneser ay ipinanganak.