ill ian ▁Harris ▁who ▁had ▁a ▁daughter ▁Ber tha ▁from ▁a ▁previous ▁marriage . ▁With ▁L ill ian , ▁Samuel ▁had ▁another ▁son , ▁Ed win ▁H . ▁Kn opf , ▁who ▁worked ▁for ▁Alfred ▁briefly , ▁then ▁became ▁a ▁film ▁director ▁and ▁producer . ▁ ▁Alfred ▁attended ▁Columbia ▁University , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁pre - law ▁student ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Pe ith olog ian ▁Society ▁( a ▁deb ating ▁and ▁literary ▁club ) ▁and ▁the ▁Bo ar ' s ▁Head ▁Society . ▁He ▁began ▁to ▁show ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁publishing ▁during ▁his ▁senior ▁year , ▁becoming ▁advert ising ▁manager ▁of ▁an ▁under grad uate ▁magazine . ▁His ▁interest ▁in ▁publishing ▁was ▁alleg edly ▁fost ered ▁by ▁a ▁correspond ence ▁with ▁British ▁author ▁John ▁G als worth y . ▁G als worth y ▁was ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁Kn opf ' s ▁senior ▁th esis ▁and ▁after ▁visit ing ▁G als worth y ▁in ▁England , ▁Kn opf ▁gave ▁up ▁his ▁plans ▁for ▁a ▁law ▁career , ▁and ▁upon ▁his ▁return ▁went ▁into ▁publishing . ▁ ▁Kn opf ▁was ▁introduced ▁to ▁his ▁future ▁wife ▁and ▁business ▁partner , ▁Bl anche ▁Kn opf , ▁at ▁a ▁party ▁at ▁the ▁Lawrence ▁Athlet ic ▁Club ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁Their ▁relationship ▁was ▁built ▁on ▁their ▁mut ual ▁interest ▁in ▁books . ▁Bl anche ▁said ▁of ▁their ▁relationship , ▁" Al fred ▁had ▁realized ▁I ▁read ▁books ▁constantly ▁and ▁he ▁had ▁never ▁met ▁a ▁girl ▁who ▁did .... ▁I ▁saw ▁him ▁and