Frank Knight’s personal influence was central to creating the Chicago libertarian tradition

Evidence

It is not a fallacy found only on the right: “It was Knight more than any other economist who was instrumental in creating an atmosphere at Chicago conducive to the production and dissemination of libertarian disciples” (Tilman 2001, 1). — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 857

Categorization

• XREF: Challenges accounts that credit Friedman/MPS-style figures with founding Chicago libertarianism; relates to the reader’s earlier historiography material. — connects to: Frank Knight’s lectures converted socialists into libertarians, founding the Chicago School — Angus Burgin, The Great Persuasion: Reinventing Free…, 92; Chicago’s graduate economics rigor came largely from Viner, not Knight — Angus Burgin, The Great Persuasion: Reinventing Free…, 98; Frank Knight is misattributed as Chicago School founder, obscuring Hayek’s role — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin: The Making…, 764 (+2 more)