Person
Benedict Chapman
- Slug
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- Alternative names
- Rev.
- Gender
- Assigned male at birth
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Ethnicity
- White
- Languages
- English
- Occupations
- Reverend, Scholar
Born in 1769, Chapman was educated at Gonville and Caius, and then proceeded to work there between 1792-1852, as Fellow, Dean, Steward, Bursar, and finally College Master. He was also ordained in 1794, and was the Rector of Ashdon between 1818-1852. He gave £1000 to the College Building Fund and in his will made a bequest to the Norrisian Professorship of Divinity.