Guy Chapman (historian)
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Guy Patterson Chapman was an historian
and British
author
.
"He was educated at Westminster School
, Christ Church, Oxford, and the London School of Economics. He married Margaret Storm Jameson
in 1926. Chapman served in the Royal Fusiliers, 1914-20, particularly in France and Belgium, 1915-18 (despatches twice, OBE, MC), and also served in World War Two. He was engaged in book publishing, 1920-40, and was Professor of Modern History, University of Leeds, 1945-53, and later visiting Professor, University of Pittsburgh, 1948-9."
Historian
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and British
United Kingdom
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author
Author
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.
"He was educated at Westminster School
Westminster School
The Royal College of St. Peter in Westminster, almost always known as Westminster School, is one of Britain's leading independent schools, with the highest Oxford and Cambridge acceptance rate of any secondary school or college in Britain...
, Christ Church, Oxford, and the London School of Economics. He married Margaret Storm Jameson
Storm Jameson
Margaret Storm Jameson was an English writer, known for her 45 novels, and criticism.She was born in Whitby, Yorkshire, and studied at the University of Leeds. She moved to London, where she earned an MA from King's College London in 1914 and then went on to teach before becoming a full-time writer...
in 1926. Chapman served in the Royal Fusiliers, 1914-20, particularly in France and Belgium, 1915-18 (despatches twice, OBE, MC), and also served in World War Two. He was engaged in book publishing, 1920-40, and was Professor of Modern History, University of Leeds, 1945-53, and later visiting Professor, University of Pittsburgh, 1948-9."
Works
- "A Passionate Prodigality", 1933;
- "Beckford, a biography", 1938;
- "A Bibliography of the Works of William Beckford", 1931;
- "Culture and Survival", 1940;
- "The Dreyfus Case: A Reassessment", 1955
- "The Third Republic of France: the First Phase", 1963;
- "Why France Collapsed", 1968.