Robert William Chapman
Sir Robert William Chapman (1866-1942)
1922 M.A., B.C.E., M.Aust.I.E., F.R.A.S., Prof. of Eng., Adelaide University, S. Australia; b. 1866; s. of Charles Chapman. Ed. Wesley College, Melbourne. Training: Melbourne University. 1st Class Hons., Maths. and Physics. Career: Lecturer, Adelaide University since 1889; Proft. 1907; Member of first Council of Inst. of Engrs., Australia; Pres. Eng. Section of Australasian Assoc. for the Advancement of Science, Brisbane; Pres. Australasian Inst. of Min. and Metallurgy and S. Australian Inst. of Surveyors; Author of numerous papers on " Strength of Australian Timbers, etc.; and " Astronomy for Surveyors " (Chas. Griffin and Co. ). Address: High Street, Burnside, South Australia.