Jesse Grant Chapline
Encyclopedia
Jesse Grant Chapline was an American
educator and politician who founded distance learning facility La Salle Extension University
(LSEU) in Chicago.
, he graduated from St. Louis College. He founded LSEU in 1908. Chapline hired Napoleon Hill
as LSEU advertising manager and is acknowledged as an inspiration in Hill's best-seller Think and Grow Rich
.
He served as director of the Commercial Research Association, manager of John Wanamaker
's Century Club in Philadelphia, and as president of the Associated Publishing Company. Chapline died in Chicago, Illinois.
United States
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educator and politician who founded distance learning facility La Salle Extension University
La Salle Extension University
La Salle Extension University , also styled as LaSalle Extension University, was a nationally accredited private university based in Chicago, Illinois. Although the school offered resident educational programs in classes and seminars their primary mode of delivery was by way of distance learning...
(LSEU) in Chicago.
Life and career
Born in Waverly, MissouriWaverly, Missouri
Waverly is a city in Lafayette County, Missouri, United States. The population was 806 at the 2000 census.It is the location of Baltimore Bend Winery, one of the many excellent small wineries established in the state since the 1960s...
, he graduated from St. Louis College. He founded LSEU in 1908. Chapline hired Napoleon Hill
Napoleon Hill
Napoleon Hill was an American author who was one of the earliest producers of the modern genre of personal-success literature. He is widely considered to be one of the great writers on success...
as LSEU advertising manager and is acknowledged as an inspiration in Hill's best-seller Think and Grow Rich
Think and Grow Rich
Think and Grow Rich is a motivational personal development and self-help book written by Napoleon Hill and inspired by a suggestion from Scottish-American businessman Andrew Carnegie...
.
He served as director of the Commercial Research Association, manager of John Wanamaker
John Wanamaker
John Wanamaker was a United States merchant, religious leader, civic and political figure, considered by some to be the father of modern advertising and a "pioneer in marketing." Wanamaker was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-Biography:He was born on July 11, 1838.He opened his first store in...
's Century Club in Philadelphia, and as president of the Associated Publishing Company. Chapline died in Chicago, Illinois.