J. Merrill Knapp American Educator
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| First Name |
J.
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| Middle Name |
Merrill
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| Last Name |
Knapp
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| Birthday |
9th May, 1914
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| Birthplace |
New York City
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| Died |
7th March, 1993
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| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation |
Educator
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John Merrill Knapp (May 9, 1914 – March 7, 1993) was an American musicologist and academic. He was considered an authority on the life and works of George Frideric Handel. Born in New York City, Knapp graduated from the Hotchkiss School before entering Yale University where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1936 and was a member of Skull and Bones. He then taught briefly at The Thacher School in Ojai, California before returning to Yale to assume the post of assistant director of the Yale Glee Club. He left there to pursue graduate studies at Columbia University where he earned a Master of Music degree. He served as an operations officer in the Third Fleet of United States Navy during World War II (1942-1946); earning two service stars and a commendation ribbon.
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