Winfield Scott Chaplin

Winfield Scott Chaplin
Winfield Scott Chaplin
	Winfield Scott Chaplin between 1903 and 1904
Born	August 22, 1847; Bangor, Maine
Died	March 12, 1918 (aged 70); St. Louis, U.S.
Resting place	Bellefontaine Cemetery
Education	United States Military Academy

Winfield Scott Chaplin (August 22, 1847 – March 12, 1918) was the chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis from 1891 until 1907.

Early life

Winfield Scott Chaplin was born in Maine in 1847 and graduated from

Lawrence Scientific School at Harvard for six years before being named Chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis at age 43.^[1]

Washington University in St. Louis

During his tenure,

Forest Park. The St. Louis Medical College joined the University as did Missouri Dental College. The University awarded its first Ph.D. during Chaplin's administration. He brought key figures onto the board of directors who would have lasting influence on the University, most notably Samuel Cupples, Adolphus Busch, and Robert S. Brookings

.

Later years

After 16 years at the University, Chaplin moved to the southwest to lead the

Academy of Science

. He returned to St. Louis in 1917 and died the following year.

Honors

Following his years as Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Tokyo, he was awarded the

Imperial Order of Meiji in 1882.^[2]

References

^ "Prof. Chaplin's New Post; He will be Chancellor of the Washington University", New York Times, August 30, 1891.
^ Rossiter, Johnson, ed. (1904) "Chaplin, Winfield Scott", The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Vol. II (n.b., not paginated).

Rossiter, Johnson, ed. (1904). The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Vol. II. Boston: The Biographical Society.

External links

Washington University in St. Louis
Biographical entry at Washington University in St. Louis
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130703104/winfield-scott-chaplin

[1] "Prof. Chaplin's New Post; He will be Chancellor of the Washington University", New York Times, August 30, 1891.

[2] Rossiter, Johnson, ed. (1904) "Chaplin, Winfield Scott", The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Vol. II (n.b., not paginated).

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