John Merrill Knapp
John Merrill Knapp (born May 9, 1914 in New York City , † March 7, 1993 in Princeton , New Jersey) was an American musicologist and university professor. He is best known for his research on Georg Friedrich Händel .
Knapp graduated from Yale University in 1936. From 1946 he worked, initially as a music teacher, later as an assistant professor and associate professor and from 1961 to 1982 as a full professor at Princeton University .
In 1985 he was awarded the Handel Prize of the Halle district .
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- J. Merrill Knapp '36 . In: Princeton Alumni Weekly . November 24, 1993. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
- J. Merrill Knapp, 78; To an expert on trade . In: The New York Times . March 10, 1993. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
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| SURNAME | Close, John Merrill |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Knapp, J. Merrill |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American musicologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 9, 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 7, 1993 |
| Place of death | Princeton, New Jersey |