Chapman, Edmund H.

Professor at Western Reserve University and chairman of its Department of Art and Architecture. He authored the book, "Cleveland, village to metropolis", based on his dissertation, "Early Cleveland--the evolution of a city", and wrote numerous articles on local architecture.

Edmund Chapman (1906-1975), was born in New Haven, Connecticut. He received his B.A. and M.A. degrees from Yale and his Ph.D. from New York University. He taught at the University of Colorado, Hunter College, and Goucher College, before coming to Western Reserve University in 1945. Chapman retired in 1971 as Chairman of the Department of Art and Architecture. He was the author of Cleveland: Village to Metropolis, a book on Cleveland architecture, which was based on his Ph.D dissertation. Chapman also wrote various articles on the subject which were published in the "Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians" and "College Art Journal." He was a member of the Society of Architectural Historians, American Association of University Professors, and the College Art Association.

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