| Birth date | 13 January 1870 |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Waverly, Missouri |
| Death date | 4 July 1937 (aged 67) |
| Death place | Chicago, Illinois |
| Known for | Founded La Salle Extension University |
| Occupation | Educator |
Jesse Grant Chapline (13 January 1870 – 4 July 1937) was an American educator and politician who founded distance learning facility La Salle Extension University (LSEU) in Chicago.[1][2]
Life and career
Born in Waverly, Missouri, he graduated from Saint Louis College. He founded LSEU in 1908.[3] Chapline hired Napoleon Hill as LSEU advertising manager and is acknowledged as an inspiration in Hill's best-seller Think and Grow Rich.[4]
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.[5][6]
References
- ^ Bishop, Glenn A. and Paul Thomas Gilbert Chicago's accomplishments and leaders. Bishop Pub. Co., 1932
- ^ Herringshaw, Mae Felts (1919). Herringshaw's City Blue Book of Biography: Chicagoans of 1919. Clark J. Herringshaw Pub. Co.
- ^ Press Club of Chicago (1922). Official reference book.
- ^ Hill, Napoleon (1937). Think and Grow Rich. Wilder Publications, ISBN 978-1-60459-187-3
- ^ Staff report (July 3, 1937). Jesse G. Chapline, Noted Educator, Dies Suddenly. Chicago Tribune
- ^ Staff report (July 6, 1937). Jesse G. Chapline; Head of the La Salle Extension University Dies in Chicago. New York Times