Jesse Grant Chapline
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Jesse Grant Chapline (13 January 1870 – 4 July 1937) was an American educator and politician who founded the distance learning facility La Salle Extension University (LSEU) in Chicago, Illinois.[1][2]
Born13 January 1870
Died4 July 1937 (aged 67)
OccupationEducator
KnownforFounded La Salle Extension University
Jesse Grant Chapline | |
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| Born | 13 January 1870 |
| Died | 4 July 1937 (aged 67) |
| Occupation | Educator |
| Known for | Founded La Salle Extension University |
Life and career
Born in Waverly, Missouri, Chapline graduated from Saint Louis College. He founded LSEU in 1908.[3] Chapline hired Napoleon Hill as LSEU's 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 president of the Associated Publishing Company. Chapline died in Chicago, Illinois in 1937.[5][6]
