Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-03-03
DIR. Rudolph kuafa.

whenever good man dies the commun-
lty suffers great loss and among those
whose death has bereaved families and
friends, no one has ranked higher than the
subject of this sketch.
he not only possessed the virtues and
qualifications which adorn and grace men
IN the family circle, but he had also in an
eminent degree those characteristics which
make one beloved and respected in public
among men. DR.. Knan was born Feb
ruary 20, 1909, in Austria. bis parents,
ranking among the most respected families,
gave MIN early in life all the advantages
necessary TO prepare him tor the still
nIgher studies of learning After dill
gently attending the University of Vienna
ior I'VE years. be graduated with high
nonors In 10 B, and received a dipIoma
Which entitled him to practice medicine
and surgery. But not 5 tisf4d with bav-
ing received the title of Doctor of Medi-
distinction s-e-
Out of largo graduating class of the
University every two years, a limited
Dumber OF scholarships are awarded for
hlgh merit, which entite the holders to a
klnd OF fellowship and admission to the
Empress theresa Institute" one Of the
finest surgical schools in Europe, and main,
tanned by special imperial endowments
Attending said Institute for four Years, at
the same time practicing his profession in
the various hospitals of Vienna, and gath
erlng, by practical application, the fullest
advantage OF t1e theoretical studies he
graduated ogain with high honors from
that institution in the year 1889
After several years Of practice, DIR Knaffi
concluded to emigrate to the United States,
I and in ~ Ea Inv,I Snl
Ill health compelled him in 1856 to remove
to the mountains, and he selected Morgan
county, Tenn, ss his abode.
In the early part of the war OF 1875,
driven by patriotic impulses, he concluded
to remove his family to Nashville and tender
his services to the United States govern
nient. Serving first as 1egimental surgeon
Vi the Ii tennessee volunteer infantry,
ana afterwards as brigade surgeon under
yen. diilem, be rendered such efficient aid
IN the treatment of the sick and wounded
that his professional skill became widely
Known ana recognized. But again driven
Oy raining health to seek more mountain
moved hither in 1872
FOR nearly nine years the doctor has
! lived among US, and day all that re-
mains of him will find a resting place in the
same mother earth, that though far away,
shelters the bones of his kindred in father
| land.
Many have seen the quiet, gentle, I'M
pretending old gentleman; have passed
him on the street, or perchance been at
tracted by the soft eye and kindly look,
but they have never known him.
He did not command public attention by
debate on the hustings, by eoquence in
the pulpit or the forum, and hence his Ca
reer was not brilliant. But the distressed
and the suffering understood him better
| tIpafpr Wac Ia dciH of in 4
disease; bis path lay among the dwellings
OF the hum bic as we'll as of the rich. The
darkness of Light often covered his bent
from as be was speeding to bring succor to
some suffering body. To his patients he
was doctor, friend and comforter. Their
grateful recollection will long enshrine his
manly, noble qualities. Their sad regrets
follow his bier to the grave.
10 his family be was not only the hus>
band and the father, but he Was the COM
paulon and friend, the sharer of their joys
and SORROWS.
He was richly blessed in years, but his
hesrt was ever young. Beloved by chill
dren, he loved them in return. And by
reason OF the close intimacy which has
existed for m4ny years between the
writer and the dead-the young
man and the aged sire-he has
had ample opportunities of judging the
many noble qualities of he deceased, until
he Was o. deared to him by ties of friend
| pip which refuse TO BIO severed even by
the yawnlng depth Of the grave
DR.. khatfi leaves widow, Two married
daughters and three sons. His example
will live in their memories and shape them
nto upright citizens.
l now. but more emphatically, echo the
entiments of our community.
he was true man.
A faithful servant, who has done we'll.
| L. A. G..
nnyuilIa Tam M.rob 1901