John Hine Mundy
John Hine Mundy (December 29, 1917 – April 13, 2004) was a British-American
Biography
Mundy was born on December 29, 1917, in London. His father, John Mundy, was a cellist,[3] and his mother was the Australian-born opera singer Clytie Hine, who was a principal of the Beecham Opera Company.[4] His sister, Meg Mundy, later became an actress. In 1921, his family emigrated to the United States, settling in New York City, where his father played cello for the Vertchamps Quartet and the CBS Radio Orchestra, eventually becoming orchestra manager of the Metropolitan Opera.[4][5]
Mundy was educated at the Saint Thomas Choir School, where he was trained a chorister and boy soprano, and the Trinity School. Mundy graduated from Columbia University in 1940 with a bachelor's degree and in 1941 with a master's degree, where his master's thesis examined the Albigensian Crusade.[1]
In 1943, he was drafted into the
Mundy was the author of the textbook Europe in the High Middle Ages, 1150–1230 that was known for its reliance on primary sources.[1] He was also a recognized authority on medieval life.[1] He was a two-time recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship in 1963 and 1977 and was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1981.[10][11] He was elected a fellow of the Medieval Academy of America and became its president in 1981.[1]
Mundy died on April 13, 2004, at his home.[1]
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- ^ Cross, Timothy P. (July 2004). "John Hine Mundy '40, Celebrated Medievalist". Columbia College Today.
- ^ "archives.nypl.org -- John Mundy papers". archives.nypl.org. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
- ^ a b "JOHN MUNDY DIES; MET OPERA AIDE". The New York Times. 2 June 1971.
- ^ Briggs, John (31 March 1957). "RETIRING TO WORK; John Mundy of the 'Met' Will Now Write Music". The New York Times.
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- ^ "John Simon Guggenheim Foundation | John Hine Mundy". Retrieved 2022-02-18.