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'''John Louis Loos'''(March 9, 1918 - September 25, 2011) was an American historian affiliated for thirty-four years with Louisiana State University, particularly known for his reseearch into the [[Lewis and Clark Expedition]].
Loos was born to John George Loos and the former Katherine Pauley in Friend, [[Nebraska]]. He graduated in 1935 from Harvard High School in Harvard, Nebraska. In 1939, he rece3ived a Bachelor of Arts degree from the [[University of Nebraska]], a member of [[Phi Beta Kappa]] and a "Regent Scholar with Distinction. He was also affiliated with the Pi Mu Epsilon National Mathematics Honor Fraternity. In 1940, he received his Master of Arts degbree from the University of Nebraska, where he was a university fellow. Loos then served for five years in the [[United States Army]] in the South Pacific during [[World War II]]. He was an artillery officer, promoted to major and winner of the [[Bronze Star]] medal for meritorious service.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?n=john-louis- loos&pid=1538830166|title=John L. Loos|publisher=''Baton Rouge Morning Advocate'', October 1, 2011|accessdate=October 1, 2011}}</ref>
From 1948 to 1951, Loos was an assistant professor at Evansville College in Evansville, [[Indiana]]. He received his Ph.D. in histgory from [[Washington University]] in [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]], [[Missouri]]. From 1953 to 1955, he was an instructor of United States history at the John Burroughs School in St. Louis. In 1955, he began his 34-year tenure at LSU in Baton Rouge. He specialized in the history of the American West, with great detail on the life of [[William Clark]], partner of [[Meriwether Lewis]] in the 1804-1806 Corps of Discovery along the [[Missouri River]] into the American Northwest. At LSU, Loos was a graduate advisor and taught the introductory seminar for all first-year graduate students in history.<ref name=obit/>
For a quarter century, Loss was the chairman of the Department of History and also an interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. In 1983, Loos was named an LSU Alumni Professor in recognition of his scholarship. He spoke before various organizations, including the Louisiana Historical Association, of which he was the president in 1976, and the Organization of American Historians. He was active in the University Presbyterian Church in Baton Rouge for more than fifty years.<ref name=obit/>
Memorial services for Loos were to be held on October 2 at University Presbyterian Church. Interment was to follow on October 4 at Harvard Cemetery in Harvard, Nebraska. Loos was survived by his wife, the former Helen Nunn; his son and daughter-in-law, Peter J. and Elizabeth S. Loos; daughter, Katherine M. Loos, and four grandchildren.<ref name=obit/>
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Loos was born to John George Loos and the former Katherine Pauley in Friend, [[Nebraska]]. He graduated in 1935 from Harvard High School in Harvard, Nebraska. In 1939, he rece3ived a Bachelor of Arts degree from the [[University of Nebraska]], a member of [[Phi Beta Kappa]] and a "Regent Scholar with Distinction. He was also affiliated with the Pi Mu Epsilon National Mathematics Honor Fraternity. In 1940, he received his Master of Arts degbree from the University of Nebraska, where he was a university fellow. Loos then served for five years in the [[United States Army]] in the South Pacific during [[World War II]]. He was an artillery officer, promoted to major and winner of the [[Bronze Star]] medal for meritorious service.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?n=john-louis- loos&pid=1538830166|title=John L. Loos|publisher=''Baton Rouge Morning Advocate'', October 1, 2011|accessdate=October 1, 2011}}</ref>
From 1948 to 1951, Loos was an assistant professor at Evansville College in Evansville, [[Indiana]]. He received his Ph.D. in histgory from [[Washington University]] in [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]], [[Missouri]]. From 1953 to 1955, he was an instructor of United States history at the John Burroughs School in St. Louis. In 1955, he began his 34-year tenure at LSU in Baton Rouge. He specialized in the history of the American West, with great detail on the life of [[William Clark]], partner of [[Meriwether Lewis]] in the 1804-1806 Corps of Discovery along the [[Missouri River]] into the American Northwest. At LSU, Loos was a graduate advisor and taught the introductory seminar for all first-year graduate students in history.<ref name=obit/>
For a quarter century, Loss was the chairman of the Department of History and also an interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. In 1983, Loos was named an LSU Alumni Professor in recognition of his scholarship. He spoke before various organizations, including the Louisiana Historical Association, of which he was the president in 1976, and the Organization of American Historians. He was active in the University Presbyterian Church in Baton Rouge for more than fifty years.<ref name=obit/>
Memorial services for Loos were to be held on October 2 at University Presbyterian Church. Interment was to follow on October 4 at Harvard Cemetery in Harvard, Nebraska. Loos was survived by his wife, the former Helen Nunn; his son and daughter-in-law, Peter J. and Elizabeth S. Loos; daughter, Katherine M. Loos, and four grandchildren.<ref name=obit/>
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