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Dr John Knight died peacefully in his sleep at home in Colchester at the age of 87. A resident of Colchester for almost 50 years, Dr Knight was well-known for his contribution to education in the town as well as his work with various church and charity groups. He was born in Liverpool in 1933, attending grammar school before studying part-time whilst working for the Dunlop Company. He graduated as an Associate of the Royal Society of Chemistry in 1965 and received his Phd from Nottingham University. After undertaking post-doctoral research in his home city, he went on to lecture at Loughborough College and Leeds Carnegie College before moving to Colchester in 1973.