Fredrik Henrik af Chapman

Swedish Navy officer, shipwright and scientist (1721–1808)

Died
1808
Vice-Admiral Fredrik Henrik af Chapman was a Swedish Navy officer, shipwright and scientist. Serving as the manager of the Karlskrona shipyard from 1782 to 1793, Chapman has been credited as the first person to apply scientific methods to shipbuilding and is considered to be the first naval architect.

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