George Knysh studied at the University of Manitoba (B.A. University Gold Medal, 1959; M.A, 1962) and at the University of London (London School of Economics and Political Science, Ph.D. 1968) where he completed his dissertation on the political thought of William of Ockham. He went on to become Professor of Political Theory at the University of Manitoba in the Department of Political Studies, from 1964 to 2007. He joined the British Academy's Ockham Dialogus project in 1998.