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'''Winfield Scott Chaplin''' (August 22, 1847 – March 12, 1918) was the chancellor of [[Washington University in St. Louis]] from 1891 until 1907.

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| name = Winfield Scott Chaplin
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| caption = Winfield Scott Chaplin between 1903 and 1904
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| birth_name =
| birth_date = August 22, 1847
| birth_place = [[Bangor, Maine]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|mf=yes|1918|3|12|1847|8|22}}
| death_place = [[St. Louis]], U.S.
| resting_place = [[Bellefontaine Cemetery]]
| education = [[United States Military Academy]]
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==Early life==
Winfield Scott Chaplin was born in Maine in 1847 and graduated from [[West Point]] in 1870 as a [[second lieutenant]] of artillery. After resigning in 1872, Chaplin held a number of academic positions in civil and mechanical engineering; including [[Maine State College]], [[University of Tokyo|Imperial University in Tokyo]], [[Harvard University]], and [[Union College]]. He served as dean of the [[Lawrence Scientific School]] at Harvard for six years before being named Chancellor of [[Washington University in St. Louis]] at age 43.<ref>[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9B06EFDD1339E033A25753C3A96E9C94609ED7CF "Prof. Chaplin's New Post; He will be Chancellor of the Washington University"], ''New York Times,'' August 30, 1891.</ref>

==Washington University in St. Louis==
During his tenure, [[Washington University in St. Louis]] moved from downtown [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]] to the {{convert|103|acre|km2|adj=on}} Hilltop Campus (now known as the [[Danforth Campus]]) on the western edge of [[Forest Park (St. Louis, Missouri)|Forest Park]]. The St. Louis Medical College joined the University as did [[Washington University School of Dental Medicine|Missouri Dental College]]. The University awarded its first Ph.D. during Chaplin's administration. He brought key figures onto the board of directors who would have lasting influence on the University, most notably [[Samuel Cupples]], [[Adolphus Busch]], and [[Robert S. Brookings]].

==Later years==
After 16 years at the University, Chaplin moved to the southwest to lead the [[American Rio Grande Land and Irrigation Company]]. He later moved to [[San Antonio, Texas]], where he served as president of the [[Academy of Science]]. He returned to St. Louis in 1917 and died the following year.

==Honors==
Following his years as Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Tokyo, he was awarded the [[Imperial Order of Meiji]] in 1882.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=MlEDAAAAYAAJ&q=imperial+order+of+meiji Rossiter, Johnson, ed. (1904) "Chaplin, Winfield Scott"], ''The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans,'' Vol. II (''n.b., not paginated'').</ref>

==References==
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* Rossiter, Johnson, ed. (1904). [https://books.google.com/books?id=MlEDAAAAYAAJ&q=imperial+order+of+meiji ''The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans''], Vol. II. Boston: The Biographical Society.

==External links==
*[http://www.wustl.edu Washington University in St. Louis]
*[http://chancellorsroom.wustl.edu/chaplin.htm Biographical entry] at Washington University in St. Louis
*https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130703104/winfield-scott-chaplin

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