Emerson, and other essays (1898). By: John Jay Chapman: John Jay Chapman (March 2, 1862 - November 4, 1933) was an American author.

John Jay Chapman (March 2, 1862 - November 4, 1933) was an American author. He was born in New York City.His father, Henry Grafton Chapman, was a broker who eventually became president of the New York Stock Exchange. His grandmother, Maria Weston Chapman, was one of the leading campaigners against slavery and worked with William Lloyd Garrison on The Liberator.He was educated at St. Paul's School, Concord and Harvard, and after graduating in 1884, Chapman traveled around Europe before retur...