When John Arthur Chapman was born in Dumaguete, Philippine Islands, on October 18, 1919, his father, James, was 38 and his mother, Ethyl, was 19. He married Gracia Jane Coonradt on April 1, 1940. They had four children during their marriage. He died on October 28, 1974, in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, at the age of 55.
John Chapman's lifetime interest in natural history, and his career as an entomologist were fostered at an early age. He went to university in the United States and after serving in the American Navy during the Second World War, he completed his doctorate in entomology at the University of California at Berkeley. He taught at the University of Montana, then moved with his wife and four children to Victoria in 1952, after obtaining a job with the Canadian Forestry Service. He and the family later became Canadian citizens.
A specialist in insect physiology, he was internationally known in his field. He pioneered research on use of alternative sex attractants to manipulate bark beetle populations; he was associated with the National Science Foundation and the American Association for the Advancement of Science; he was a member of the Biological Council of Canada; and he served as President of the Entomological Society of British Columbia. During his career he developed close associations with the University of Victoria Biology Department.
The Chapman Memorial Scholarships were established in 1977 by the family of John and his daughter Barbara. In memory of these two well-known conservationists, two scholarships are awarded annually to a student in biology and a student in geography who have respectively completed third year in the Ecology, and Resources and Physical Geography, programs.
http://www.uvic.ca/givingtouvic/donorbio/c/chapman_memorial.php
John Chapman's lifetime interest in natural history, and his career as an entomologist were fostered at an early age. He went to university in the United States and after serving in the American Navy during the Second World War, he completed his doctorate in entomology at the University of California at Berkeley. He taught at the University of Montana, then moved with his wife and four children to Victoria in 1952, after obtaining a job with the Canadian Forestry Service. He and the family later became Canadian citizens.
A specialist in insect physiology, he was internationally known in his field. He pioneered research on use of alternative sex attractants to manipulate bark beetle populations; he was associated with the National Science Foundation and the American Association for the Advancement of Science; he was a member of the Biological Council of Canada; and he served as President of the Entomological Society of British Columbia. During his career he developed close associations with the University of Victoria Biology Department.
The Chapman Memorial Scholarships were established in 1977 by the family of John and his daughter Barbara. In memory of these two well-known conservationists, two scholarships are awarded annually to a student in biology and a student in geography who have respectively completed third year in the Ecology, and Resources and Physical Geography, programs.
http://www.uvic.ca/givingtouvic/donorbio/c/chapman_memorial.php
When John Arthur Chapman was born in Dumaguete, Philippine Islands, on October 18, 1919, his father, James, was 38 and his mother, Ethyl, was 19. He married Gracia Jane Coonradt on April 1, 1940. They had four children during their marriage. He died on October 28, 1974, in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, at the age of 55.
John Chapman's lifetime interest in natural history, and his career as an entomologist were fostered at an early age. He went to university in the United States and after serving in the American Navy during the Second World War, he completed his doctorate in entomology at the University of California at Berkeley. He taught at the University of Montana, then moved with his wife and four children to Victoria in 1952, after obtaining a job with the Canadian Forestry Service. He and the family later became Canadian citizens.
A specialist in insect physiology, he was internationally known in his field. He pioneered research on use of alternative sex attractants to manipulate bark beetle populations; he was associated with the National Science Foundation and the American Association for the Advancement of Science; he was a member of the Biological Council of Canada; and he served as President of the Entomological Society of British Columbia. During his career he developed close associations with the University of Victoria Biology Department.
The Chapman Memorial Scholarships were established in 1977 by the family of John and his daughter Barbara. In memory of these two well-known conservationists, two scholarships are awarded annually to a student in biology and a student in geography who have respectively completed third year in the Ecology, and Resources and Physical Geography, programs.
http://www.uvic.ca/givingtouvic/donorbio/c/chapman_memorial.php
John Chapman's lifetime interest in natural history, and his career as an entomologist were fostered at an early age. He went to university in the United States and after serving in the American Navy during the Second World War, he completed his doctorate in entomology at the University of California at Berkeley. He taught at the University of Montana, then moved with his wife and four children to Victoria in 1952, after obtaining a job with the Canadian Forestry Service. He and the family later became Canadian citizens.
A specialist in insect physiology, he was internationally known in his field. He pioneered research on use of alternative sex attractants to manipulate bark beetle populations; he was associated with the National Science Foundation and the American Association for the Advancement of Science; he was a member of the Biological Council of Canada; and he served as President of the Entomological Society of British Columbia. During his career he developed close associations with the University of Victoria Biology Department.
The Chapman Memorial Scholarships were established in 1977 by the family of John and his daughter Barbara. In memory of these two well-known conservationists, two scholarships are awarded annually to a student in biology and a student in geography who have respectively completed third year in the Ecology, and Resources and Physical Geography, programs.
http://www.uvic.ca/givingtouvic/donorbio/c/chapman_memorial.php
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