Jesse Grant Chapline | |
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Died | 4 July 1937 | (aged 67)
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Educator |
Known for | Founded La Salle Extension University |
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]
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]
Jesse Grant Chapline | |
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Born | |
Died | 4 July 1937 | (aged 67)
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Educator |
Known for | Founded La Salle Extension University |
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]
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]