Fredrik Henrik af Chapman
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Fredrik Henrik af Chapman (9 September 1721 in Gothenburg – 19 August 1808) was a Swedish shipbuilder, scientist and officer in the Swedish navy. He was also manager of the Karlskrona shipyard 1782–1793. Chapman is credited as the world's first person to apply scientific methods to shipbuilding and is considered to be the first naval architect.
Fredrik Henrik af Chapman | |
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Born | 9 September 1721 Gothenburg, Sweden |
Died | 19 August 1808(1808-08-19) (aged 86) Sweden |
Allegiance | Sweden |
Service/ | Swedish Navy |
Rank | Vice admiral |
Other work | Manager of the shipyard at Karlskrona |
Chapman was the author of Architectura Navalis Mercatoria (1768) and several other shipbuilding-related works. His Tractat om Skepps-Byggeriet ("Treatise on Shipbuilding") published in 1775 is a pioneering work in modern naval architecture. He was the first shipbuilder in Northern Europe to introduce prefabrication in shipyards and managed to produce several series of ships in record time.
He was ennobled as "af Chapman" in 1772, after the successful coup of Swedish king Gustav III.