John Jay Chapman

American author (1862-1933)
Person human Q2659392
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John Jay Chapman

Summary

John Jay Chapman is a human[1]. He was born in New York City[2]. He was born on +1862-03-02T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Poughkeepsie[4]. He died on +1933-11-04T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a lawyer[6], biographer[7], poet[8], writer[9], and opinion journalist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • John Jay Chapman was born in New York City[2].
  • John Jay Chapman died in Poughkeepsie[4].
  • John Jay Chapman was born on +1862-03-02T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Jay Chapman was born on +1862-01-01T00:00:00Z[12].
  • John Jay Chapman died on +1933-11-04T00:00:00Z[5].
  • John Jay Chapman died on +1933-01-01T00:00:00Z[13].
  • John Jay Chapman is buried at St. Matthew's Episcopal Churchyard[14].
  • John Jay Chapman's father was Henry Grafton Chapman Jr.[15].
  • John Jay Chapman's mother was Eleanor Jay[16].
  • John Jay Chapman was married to Elizabeth Astor Winthrop Chanler[17].
  • A child of John Jay Chapman was Victor Emmanuel Chapman[18].
  • John Jay Chapman held citizenship in United States[19].
  • John Jay Chapman's professions included lawyer[6].
  • John Jay Chapman worked as a biographer[7].
  • John Jay Chapman worked as a poet[8].
  • John Jay Chapman's professions included writer[9].
  • John Jay Chapman worked as an opinion journalist[10].
  • John Jay Chapman worked as a literary critic[20].
  • John Jay Chapman's field of work was biography[21].
  • John Jay Chapman's field of work was non-fiction literature[22].
  • John Jay Chapman's field of work was poetry[23].
  • John Jay Chapman was educated at Harvard Law School[24].
  • John Jay Chapman's education included a stint at St. Paul's School[25].
  • John Jay Chapman's image is recorded as Photo of John Jay Chapman.jpg[26].
  • John Jay Chapman is recorded as male[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Jay Chapman's place of birth was New York City[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1862-03-02T00:00:00Z[3] and +1862-01-01T00:00:00Z[12]. His father was Henry Grafton Chapman Jr.[15]. His mother was Eleanor Jay[16].

Education

Educated at Harvard Law School[24], a graduate school[28], in United States[29], founded in 1817[30] and St. Paul's School[25], a boarding school[31], in United States[32], founded in 1856[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include lawyer[6], biographer[7], poet[8], writer[9], opinion journalist[10], and literary critic[20]. Fields of work include biography[21], a literary genre[34]; non-fiction literature[22], a sub-set of literature[35]; and poetry[23], a literary form[36].

Personal Life

Among John Jay Chapman's spouses was Elizabeth Astor Winthrop Chanler[17]. A child of him was Victor Emmanuel Chapman[18].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1933-11-04T00:00:00Z[5] and +1933-01-01T00:00:00Z[13]. John Jay Chapman passed away in Poughkeepsie[4]. Burial took place at St. Matthew's Episcopal Churchyard[14].

Why It Matters

John Jay Chapman ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[11]

FAQs

Where was John Jay Chapman born?

Born in New York City[2], John Jay Chapman…

Where did John Jay Chapman die?

John Jay Chapman died in Poughkeepsie[4].

Who were John Jay Chapman's parents?

John Jay Chapman's father was Henry Grafton Chapman Jr.[15]. John Jay Chapman's mother was Eleanor Jay[16].

Who was John Jay Chapman married to?

John Jay Chapman's spouses include Elizabeth Astor Winthrop Chanler[17].

What did John Jay Chapman do for work?

John Jay Chapman worked as lawyer[6], biographer[7], poet[8], writer[9], and opinion journalist[10].

Where did John Jay Chapman go to school?

John Jay Chapman was educated at Harvard Law School[24] and St. Paul's School[25].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [26] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . books.google.com. books.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [27] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] . wikidata.org.
  10. [24] . wikidata.org.
  11. [25] . wikidata.org.
  12. [21] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [22] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [23] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] . wikidata.org.
  16. [7] . wikidata.org.
  17. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [9] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  19. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [14] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . books.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [12] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [13] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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