Bradford Knapp (December 24, 1870 – June 11, 1938) was the President of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, now known as Auburn University from 1928 to 1933.

[1] Bradford Knapp was born in Vinton, Iowa, on December 24, 1870, to Seaman A.

[1] In 1909, he worked as an assistant for his father in the Bureau of Plant Industry of the United States Department of Agriculture.

[1] In 1915, he became Chief of Southern Extension Work for the States Relations Service of the USDA.

[1] He also served as the President of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, now known as Auburn University from 1928 to 1933.