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Chapman, Arthur William, active 1920 - 1963

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: active 1920 - 1963

Biography

Arthur William Chapman joined the staff on the University of Sheffield as a demonstrator in the Department of Chemistry in 1920, having previously studied at Imperial College, London, and the Royal College of Science. From 1916 to 1918, he was employed as an Assistant Chemist at Farnborough. In 1928, he was appointed Assistant Lecturer in Chemistry, and in 1931 Lecturer in Organic Chemistry. In 1936, he was appointed as the first Warden of Crewe Hall, a post which he held until 1945, being appointed Registrar of the University of Sheffield in 1944, with the encouragement of Sir Irvine Masson, Sheffield´s then Vice-Chancellor. In 1955, he published The story of a modern University: a history of the University of Sheffield. He retired as Registrar in 1963.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Chapman Manuscripts

 Fonds
Reference code: 153
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of lecture notes and papers relating to the teaching of Chemistry at The University of Sheffield by Arthur William Chapman, along with correspondence and papers concerning his invention of "a tube for indicating the extent of a thermal treatment".

Dates: 1922 - 1945