Jeffrey Meldrum

Jeffrey Meldrum is a figure I find quietly compelling. A full professor of anatomy and anthropology at Idaho State, an expert on primate foot morphology and locomotion, he brought rigorous academic training to a subject most scholars treat as career poison: Bigfoot. Whatever you make of his conclusions, I respect the courage of applying serious scientific method to a topic that invites ridicule. Curiosity that refuses to be policed by reputation is rare in academia. His death in 2025 closed a singular career, and I admire researchers who follow their questions honestly, wherever those questions happen to lead them.

Name (English)

Jeffrey Meldrum

Name (Japanese)

ジェフリー・メルドラム

Reading

じぇふりー・めるどらむ

Born

May 24, 1958 (age 68)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Dog

Origin

New York City, New York, United States

Occupation

anthropologist / university teacher

High school

Capital High School

University

Brigham Young University

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey%20Meldrum
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6176167

Tags

• New York
• anthropologist
• university teacher

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.