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Robert William Chapman (other)
Robert William Chapman may refer to: * Robert William Chapman (engineer) (1866–1942), Australian mathematician and engineer * Robert William Chapman (scholar) Robert William Chapman (5 October 1881 in Eskbank, Scotland – 20 April 1960 in Oxford), usually known in print as R. W. Chapman, was a British scholar, book collector and editor of the works of Samuel Johnson and Jane Austen. Life Cha ... (1881–1960), British editor and book collector See also * Robert Chapman (other) * William Chapman (other) {{hndis, Chapman, Robert William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert William Chapman (engineer)
Sir Robert William Chapman MIEAust (27 December 1866 – 27 February 1942) was an Australian mathematician and engineer. History Chapman was born in Stony Stratford in Buckinghamshire, England, eldest son of Charles Chapman (c. 1838 – 14 September 1921), a currier from Melbourne, Australia, and his wife Matilda, née Harrison (c. 1840 – 23 October 1933). His parents returned to Melbourne in 1876, where he was educated at Wesley College and the University of Melbourne, graduating MA and BCE with first class honours in Physics and Mathematics. In 1888, at the recommendation of Professor William Bragg, he was appointed a lecturer in Mathematics and Physics at Adelaide University. He was appointed Professor of Engineering in 1907 and served as (Sir Thomas) Elder Professor of Mathematics and Mechanics from 1910 when Professor Bragg was appointed to the Cavendish chair of physics in the University of Leeds. Chapman then returned to his previous post in 1919. He served as Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert William Chapman (scholar)
Robert William Chapman (5 October 1881 in Eskbank, Scotland – 20 April 1960 in Oxford), usually known in print as R. W. Chapman, was a British scholar, book collector and editor of the works of Samuel Johnson and Jane Austen. Life Chapman was the youngest of six children born to an Anglican clergyman, who died when he was three years old. He was educated at the High School of Dundee, St Andrews University and Oriel College, Oxford, where he graduated with a First in classics and humanities. He worked as assistant to the secretary of the Clarendon Press. In 1913 he married Katherine Marion Metcalfe, an English tutor at Somerville College. Chapman did military service in Salonika during World War I, managing to study the works of Johnson there and continue to write for the '' Times Literary Supplement''. After the war Chapman would remain in Oxford until his death. In 1920 he succeeded Charles Cannan as secretary of the Clarendon Press. He played a part in producin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Chapman (other)
Robert Chapman may refer to: * Robert Chapman (cricketer) (born 1972), English cricketer * Robert Chapman (pastor) (1803–1902), British evangelist * Robert Chapman (died 1563), MP for Cambridge * Robert Chapman (MP), MP for Kingston upon Hull * Robert William Chapman (engineer) (1866–1942), Australian mathematician and engineer * Robert William Chapman (scholar) (1881–1960), British editor and book collector * Sir Robert Chapman, 1st Baronet (1880–1963), Conservative Member of Parliament * Robert F. Chapman (1926–2018), U.S. court of appeals judge * Robert Hett Chapman (1771–1833), president of the University of North Carolina * Robert L. Chapman (1920–2002), American lexicographer * Robert Chapman (academic) (1922–2004), New Zealand historian and political scientist * Robert Chapman (playwright) (1919–2000), American playwright and drama professor * Sir Robert Chapman, 2nd Baronet (1911–1987), British landowner See also * Rob Chapman (other) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |