George Shepard Chappell

• Name — George S. Chappell • Birth Name — George Shepard Chappell • Born — 2 January 1877 • Birthplace — New London, Connecticut, U.S. • Died — 25 November 1946 • Place of death — Bantam, Connecticut, U.S. • Other Names — Walter E. Traprock William Hogarth Jr. • Education — École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts Yale University • Employer — Vanity Fair Ewing & Chappell • Occupation — Architect, parodist, author and journalist • Spouse — Amy (Wentworth) Chappell • Honors — American Institute of Architects

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.