Nationality American Education Yale University Parents Alfred Hebard Chappell | Role Architect Name George Chappell Employer Vanity Fair | |
Full Name George Shepard Chappell Born January 2, 1877 ( 1877-01-02 ) New London, Connecticut, U.S. Other names Walter E. Traprock
William Hogarth Jr. Occupation Architect, Parodist, Author and Journalist Known for High Society: Hints on How to Attain, Relish, and Survive It (1920) with Dorothy Parker
The Cruise of the Kawa: Wanderings in the South Seas (1921) (as "Walter E. Traprock")
My Northern Exposure (the Kawa at the Pole) (1922) (as "Walter E. Traprock")
Rollo in Society: a Guide for Youth (1922) (as “William Hogarth Jr.")
Sarah of the Sahara: a Romance of Nomads Land (1923) (as "Walter E. Traprock")
Dr Traprock's Memory Book; or, Aged in the Wood (1931) (as "Walter E. Traprock") Spouse(s) Amy (Wentworth) Chappell Children George Shepard Chappell, Jr.
Barbara Chappell
Ruth (Chappell) Frantz
Jean (Chappell) McCalmont
Amy (Chappell) Whitney Died November 25, 1946, Bantam, Connecticut, United States Books The younger married set, High Society: Advice as, The Cruise of the Kawa: W, The Cruise of the Kawa, Rollo in society | ||
George Shepard Chappell, AIA (January 2, 1877 – November 25, 1946) was an American architect, parodist, journalist (with the magazine Vanity Fair) and author. He is known as the author of numerous books, including a travel series parody published under the pseudonym Walter E. Traprock.
Biography
Chappell was born on January 2, 1877 in New London, Connecticut. After attending private schools, he studied at Yale University, where he contributed to campus humor magazine The Yale Record. After graduating in 1899, he went to Paris to train in architecture at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts. The school then promoted classical and European medieval styles.
After getting started in architecture, Chappell also wrote articles for Vanity Fair. Encouraged by friends, he wrote several humorous books during the 1920s and early 1930s. These included a series of travel parodies under the pseudonym of Walter E. Traprock.
He died on November 25, 1946 in Bantam, Connecticut.