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Chapman, John

(Encyclopedia) Chapman, John, 1774–1845, American pioneer, more familiarly known as Johnny Appleseed, b. Massachusetts. From Pennsylvania—where he had sold or given saplings and apple seeds to…

Chapman, John Gadsby

(Encyclopedia) Chapman, John Gadsby, 1808–90, American painter, b. Alexandria, Va. Chapman is noted for his colored etchings of the Roman compagna and the American landscape. His historical painting…

Chapman, John Jay

(Encyclopedia) Chapman, John Jay, 1862–1933, American essayist and poet, b. New York City, grad. Harvard, 1885. He was admitted to the bar in 1888, but after 10 years abandoned law for literature.…

Chapman, George

(Encyclopedia) Chapman, George, 1559?–1634, English dramatist, translator, and poet. He is as famous for his plays as for his poetic translations of Homer's Iliad (1612) and Odyssey (1614–15).…

John CHAPMAN, Congress, PA (1740-1800)

CHAPMAN, John, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Wrightstown Township, Bucks County, Pa., October 18, 1740; commissioned justice of the peace February 25, 1779, and was one of the…

Tracy Chapman

folk-rock singer, songwriterBorn: 3/20/1964Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio Grammy Award-winning folk-rock singer and songwriter known for her rich alto voice and her socially conscious lyrics. Her…

John Grant CHAPMAN, Congress, MD (1798-1856)

CHAPMAN, John Grant, (father of Andrew Grant Chapman), a Representative from Maryland; born in La Plata, Charles County, Md., July 5, 1798; was tutored at home; attended a college in…

John Lennon

singer, guitarist, songwriterBorn: 10/9/1940Birthplace: Liverpool, England British singer, guitarist and harmonica player for The Beatles. After The Beatles broke up in 1970, Lennon launched a…

Chapman, Maria Weston

(Encyclopedia) Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806–85, American abolitionist, b. Weymouth, Mass. In 1834 she became a close associate of William Lloyd Garrison, helped organize the Boston Female Anti-Slavery…

Andrews, Roy Chapman

(Encyclopedia) Andrews, Roy Chapman, 1884–1960, American naturalist and explorer, b. Beloit, Wis., B.A. Beloit College, 1906, M.A. Columbia Univ., 1913. Associated with the American Museum of Natural…