Joe Knetsch

Joseph "Joe" Knetsch is an American historian, educator, and author. In 2019, his book of essays about the history of Tallahassee, Florida and its surroundings was published.

Life and career

Joseph Knetsch has a B.S. degree from Western Michigan University, a M.A. degree from Florida Atlantic University, and a Ph.D. from Florida State University.
He has taught at the secondary and collegiate levels, and worked as a historian for the Department of Environmental Protection and Department of Natural Resources.
Knetsch has written papers on the history of surveying and various aspects of Florida's history and landscape. He has written about Hamilton Disston. He has also written about Pembroke Pines and the Armed Occupation Act of 1842. He translated an 1856 letter from Smith Mowry to Jefferson Davis about Indian Key, Florida.
A 2004 H-Net review of his book on the Seminole Wars lauded the images, maps, and diagrams he included.
Knetsch lives in Tallassee, Florida with his wife Linda. The University of South Florida has a collection of his papers.