Fredrik Henrik af Chapman, Swedish admiral and shipbuilder (died 1808)

Fredrik Henrik af Chapman

Swedish shipbuilder (1721–1808)

Fredrik Henrik af Chapman was a Swedish shipbuilder, scientist and naval officer. He was vice admiral in the Swedish Navy, and manager of the Karlskrona shipyard from 1782 to 1793. Chapman is credited as the world's first person to apply scientific methods to shipbuilding and is…