Meade Minnigerode

Biography

Meade Minnigerode (June 7, 1887 – October 27, 1967) was an American author, poet, and historian. he was a prolific writer of popular history, fiction, and biography who published more than twenty books over five decades. Though in 1936 the New York Times wrote that he was "widely known for his biographical and historical books and articles," he is primarily remembered today for being the co-author of the lyrics of "The Whiffenpoof Song," the anthem of Yale University's oldest a cappella singing group that he helped found. The song that later became a hit recording for Rudy Vallée in 1937 and Bing Crosby in 1947.

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