Guy Chapman
Major Guy Patterson Chapman
Early life and education
Chapman was educated at Westminster School, Christ Church, Oxford and the London School of Economics.
Military service
Chapman served in the
"For conspicuous gallantry and leadership near Ghissignies, on 4th November, 1918. When the battalion was going through Gihissignies in support of the attack, information was received that the left company of the leading battalion had been held up. Under heavy shell fire he went forward to reconnoitre, and found that the supporting battalion appeared likely to become prematurely involved in the fighting. By his energy and initiative in taking command of the situation this was prevented."[2]
From 1920 to 1940, Chapman was involved in book publishing and then served in the
Academic career
From 1945 to 1953 Chapman was professor of
Marriage
Chapman married Margaret Storm Jameson in 1926.
Works
- A Painted Cloth, 1930
- A Bibliography of the Works of William Beckford, 1931
- A Passionate Prodigality: Fragments of Autobiography, 1933 (2nd edition, 1965)
- Beckford: a Biography, 1938 (2nd edition, 1952)
- Culture and Survival, 1940
- The Dreyfus Case: a Reassessment, 1955
- The Third Republic of France: the First Phase, 1962
- Why France Collapsed, 1968
Further reading
References
- ^ "No. 31092". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1919. p. 7.
- ^ "No. 31680". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 December 1919. p. 15323.
- ^ Janus.
External links
- www.spartacus-educational.com
- The Papers of Guy Chapman held at Churchill Archives Centre, Cambridge