Chapman

Chapman

Chapman is an English occupational surname. A chapman was an itinerant seller in medieval Britain. It is the cognate of the German Kaufmann.

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Famous quotes containing the word chapman:

    “There are whole precincts of voters in this country whose united intelligence does not equal that of one representative American woman.”
    —Carrie Chapman Catt (1859–1947)

    “The majesty and riches of the mind,
    But dwell in darkness; for your God is blind.”
    —George Chapman (1559?–1634)

    “The fact that a man is to vote forces him to think. You may preach to a congregation by the year and not affect its thought because it is not called upon for definite action. But throw your subject into a campaign and it becomes a challenge.”
    —John Jay Chapman (1862–1933)