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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| - جاي ميريل كناب (ar)
- John Merrill Knapp (de)
- John Merrill Knapp (it)
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| - جاي ميريل كناب (بالإنجليزية: J. Merrill Knapp) هو أستاذ جامعي أمريكي، ولد في 9 مايو 1914 في نيويورك في الولايات المتحدة، وتوفي في 7 مارس 1993 في برينستون في الولايات المتحدة. (ar)
- John Merrill Knapp (* 9. Mai 1914 in New York City; † 7. März 1993 in Princeton, New Jersey) war ein US-amerikanischer Musikwissenschaftler und Hochschullehrer. Er ist vor allem für seine Forschungstätigkeit zu Georg Friedrich Händel bekannt. Knapp studierte an der Yale University (Abschlussjahrgang 1936). Ab 1946 war er, zunächst als Musiklehrer, später als Assistant Professor und Associate Professor und von 1961 bis 1982 als ordentlicher Professor an der Princeton University tätig. 1985 wurde er mit dem Händelpreis des Bezirkes Halle ausgezeichnet. (de)
- 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. (en)
- John Merrill Knapp (New York, 9 maggio 1914 – New York, 7 marzo 1993) è stato un musicologo statunitense. Era considerato un'autorità sulla vita e le opere di Georg Friedrich Händel. Nato a New York City, Knapp si diplomò alla Scuola Hotchkiss prima di entrare all'Università Yale, dove conseguì un Bachelor of Arts nel 1936 e fu membro della Skull and Bones. Insegnò poi per breve tempo presso la Scuola Thacher a Ojai, in California, prima di tornare a Yale ed assumere la carica di vicedirettore del Yale Glee Club. Lasciò l'incarico per proseguire gli studi universitari alla Columbia University, dove conseguì un Master in Musica. Servì come ufficiale nelle operazioni della Terza Flotta della Marina degli Stati Uniti durante la seconda guerra mondiale (1942-1946), guadagnando due stelle di se (it)
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| - جاي ميريل كناب (بالإنجليزية: J. Merrill Knapp) هو أستاذ جامعي أمريكي، ولد في 9 مايو 1914 في نيويورك في الولايات المتحدة، وتوفي في 7 مارس 1993 في برينستون في الولايات المتحدة. (ar)
- John Merrill Knapp (* 9. Mai 1914 in New York City; † 7. März 1993 in Princeton, New Jersey) war ein US-amerikanischer Musikwissenschaftler und Hochschullehrer. Er ist vor allem für seine Forschungstätigkeit zu Georg Friedrich Händel bekannt. Knapp studierte an der Yale University (Abschlussjahrgang 1936). Ab 1946 war er, zunächst als Musiklehrer, später als Assistant Professor und Associate Professor und von 1961 bis 1982 als ordentlicher Professor an der Princeton University tätig. 1985 wurde er mit dem Händelpreis des Bezirkes Halle ausgezeichnet. (de)
- 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. In 1946 Knapp was hired as a music instructor at Princeton University. He remained at Princeton for the next 36 years, working as an assistant professor (1947-1953), associate professor (1953-1961), and full professor (1961-1982). He was chairman of Princeton's music department from 1949-1951, and served as Dean of the whole college from 1961-1966. He served as director of the Princeton Glee Club from 1941-1943 and 1946-1952. Upon his retirement in 1982 he was named a professor emeritus of music at Princeton. He died of prostate cancer in 1993 at Princeton Medical Center. (en)
- John Merrill Knapp (New York, 9 maggio 1914 – New York, 7 marzo 1993) è stato un musicologo statunitense. Era considerato un'autorità sulla vita e le opere di Georg Friedrich Händel. Nato a New York City, Knapp si diplomò alla Scuola Hotchkiss prima di entrare all'Università Yale, dove conseguì un Bachelor of Arts nel 1936 e fu membro della Skull and Bones. Insegnò poi per breve tempo presso la Scuola Thacher a Ojai, in California, prima di tornare a Yale ed assumere la carica di vicedirettore del Yale Glee Club. Lasciò l'incarico per proseguire gli studi universitari alla Columbia University, dove conseguì un Master in Musica. Servì come ufficiale nelle operazioni della Terza Flotta della Marina degli Stati Uniti durante la seconda guerra mondiale (1942-1946), guadagnando due stelle di servizio e un nastro di encomio. Nel 1946 Knapp fu assunto come insegnante di musica presso l'Università di Princeton. Rimase a Princeton per i successivi 36 anni, lavorando come assistente (1947-1953), professore associato (1953-1961) e professore ordinario (1961-1982). Fu presidente del dipartimento di musica di Princeton 1949-1951 e ha servito come decano dell'intero collegio 1961-1966. Ha ricoperto il ruolo di direttore del Princeton Glee Club 1941-1943 e 1946-1952. Al momento del suo ritiro nel 1982 fu nominato professore emerito di musica a Princeton. È morto di cancro alla prostata nel 1993 al Princeton Medical Center. (it)
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