Английская Википедия:Charles Henry Chapman (academic)
Шаблон:Infobox academic Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:About Charles Henry Chapman (June 20, 1876 – November 17, 1934) was an American academic and one of the founders of Alpha Phi Alpha, the first Greek letter fraternity for African American men.[1][2][3] He is known for advancing agricultural education and fraternal organizations.[4]
Early life
Chapman was born in Cayuga County, New York.[1] By 1880, he lived in Ontario, New York with his maternal grandfather, George Thompson,
He attended Howard University around 1900.[1] He enrolled at Cornell University in 1905 and studied agriculture.[1] While attending Cornell, he owned a cafe and a small brickyard.[1] Chapman also attended Hampton Instutute and, later, attended Ohio State University.[1][4]
Alpha Phi Alpha
While attending Cornell, Chapman was one of the seven founders of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity on December 4, 1906.[2][5][3] The founders are commonly referred to as Jewels.[6] During the formation of what became the Alpha chapter, he was the first chairman of the Committees on Initiation and Organization.[7]
Chapman gave the Founders Address at the fraternity's 22nd General Convention in December 1929.[1][8] He said, "There never was a more beautiful episode in my life than the small part I played in the organization of the fraternity in 1906."[5] He helped start the fraternity's Beta Nu chapter in 1932 while he was teaching at Florida A&M University.[1][7]
When he died. Chapman became the first Jewel to enter the Omega chapter—a memorial chapter that contains the names of deceased fraternity members.[7]
Career
Chapman entered a career in higher education as a professor of agriculture at Jackson State College and Alabama A&M University.[1][7][4] He began teaching at what is now Florida A&M University (FAMU) in 1923, becoming chair of the agriculture department in 1924.[7][1][9] He expanded the FAMU curriculumn to include animal husbandry.[1][7][4] He also developed herds of prize dairy cows.[4] He remained at FAMU until his death.[9]
Honors
- In 1952, Governor Fuller Warren dedicated a new dairy facility at Florida A&M University in Chapman's honor.[9][10]
- The Beta Phi Lambda chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha established the Charles Henry Chapman Memorial Garden, a community garden, in his honor.[11]
Personal life
Chapman married Esther, a dietician with the Cleveland Public School District in Ohio.[1][4] The couple lived in Cleveland, Ohio.[1] When he secured teaching positions in the South, Esther remained in Cleveland where Chapman would visit her.[1]
In 1934 following two weeks of illness, Chapman died in the Florida A&M hospital from nephritis at the age of 64.[4][8][1] He was buried near Florida A&M.[1][8] On November 22, funeral services were held in the university's auditorium with noticeable a Alpha Phi Alpha presence.[7][8] He was buried in Oakland Cemetery in Tallahassee, Florida.[8]
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