# Eric Alfred Knudsen

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)
* Teller of Hawaiian Tales (1946)

## Family tree

vteSinclair-Robinson family tree :
| | | | | Francis W. Sinclair (1797–1846) | Francis W. Sinclair (1797–1846) | Francis W. Sinclair (1797–1846) | Francis W. Sinclair (1797–1846) | | | Elizabeth McHutcheson (1800–1892) | Elizabeth McHutcheson (1800–1892) | Elizabeth McHutcheson (1800–1892) | Elizabeth McHutcheson (1800–1892) | Elizabeth McHutcheson (1800–1892) | Elizabeth McHutcheson (1800–1892) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| George Sinclair (d. 1846) | George Sinclair (d. 1846) | George Sinclair (d. 1846) | George Sinclair (d. 1846) | George Sinclair (d. 1846) | George Sinclair (d. 1846) | Charles B. Robinson | Charles B. Robinson | Charles B. Robinson | Charles B. Robinson | Charles B. Robinson | Charles B. Robinson | | | Helen Sinclair | Helen Sinclair | Helen Sinclair | Helen Sinclair | Helen Sinclair | Helen Sinclair | | | Jane Sinclair (d. 1916) | Jane Sinclair (d. 1916) | Jane Sinclair (d. 1916) | Jane Sinclair (d. 1916) | Jane Sinclair (d. 1916) | Jane Sinclair (d. 1916) | | | Thomas Gay (d. 1865) | Thomas Gay (d. 1865) | Thomas Gay (d. 1865) | Thomas Gay (d. 1865) | Thomas Gay (d. 1865) | Thomas Gay (d. 1865) | James Sinclair (d. 1873) | James Sinclair (d. 1873) | James Sinclair (d. 1873) | James Sinclair (d. 1873) | James Sinclair (d. 1873) | James Sinclair (d. 1873) | Francis Sinclair (d. 1916) | Francis Sinclair (d. 1916) | Francis Sinclair (d. 1916) | Francis Sinclair (d. 1916) | Francis Sinclair (d. 1916) | Francis Sinclair (d. 1916) | Isabella McHutcheson (d. 1900) | Isabella McHutcheson (d. 1900) | Isabella McHutcheson (d. 1900) | Isabella McHutcheson (d. 1900) | Isabella McHutcheson (d. 1900) | Isabella McHutcheson (d. 1900) | | | Anne Sinclair (1839–1922) | Anne Sinclair (1839–1922) | Anne Sinclair (1839–1922) | Anne Sinclair (1839–1922) | Anne Sinclair (1839–1922) | Anne Sinclair (1839–1922) | Valdemar Knudsen (1819–1898) | Valdemar Knudsen (1819–1898) | Valdemar Knudsen (1819–1898) | Valdemar Knudsen (1819–1898) | Valdemar Knudsen (1819–1898) | Valdemar Knudsen (1819–1898) |
| | | | | | | | | | | Aubrey Robinson (1853–1936) | Aubrey Robinson (1853–1936) | Aubrey Robinson (1853–1936) | Aubrey Robinson (1853–1936) | | | | | | | Alice Gay | Alice Gay | Alice Gay | Alice Gay | | | Francis Gay | Francis Gay | Francis Gay | Francis Gay | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Eric Alfred Knudsen (1872–1957) | Eric Alfred Knudsen (1872–1957) | Eric Alfred Knudsen (1872–1957) | Eric Alfred Knudsen (1872–1957) | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Aylmer Robinson (1888–1967) | Aylmer Robinson (1888–1967) | Aylmer Robinson (1888–1967) | Aylmer Robinson (1888–1967) | Aylmer Robinson (1888–1967) | Aylmer Robinson (1888–1967) | | | | | | | Lester Beauclerk Robinson (1901–1969) | Lester Beauclerk Robinson (1901–1969) | Lester Beauclerk Robinson (1901–1969) | Lester Beauclerk Robinson (1901–1969) | Lester Beauclerk Robinson (1901–1969) | Lester Beauclerk Robinson (1901–1969) | | | Helen Matthew (1910–2002) | Helen Matthew (1910–2002) | Helen Matthew (1910–2002) | Helen Matthew (1910–2002) | Helen Matthew (1910–2002) | Helen Matthew (1910–2002) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Keith Robinson (b. 1941) | Keith Robinson (b. 1941) | Keith Robinson (b. 1941) | Keith Robinson (b. 1941) | Keith Robinson (b. 1941) | Keith Robinson (b. 1941) | | | Bruce Robinson | Bruce Robinson | Bruce Robinson | Bruce Robinson | Bruce Robinson | Bruce Robinson |
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