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'''Perry Holbrook Howard''' (February 7, 1922 – November 19, 2009) was a [[sociologist]] known for his research in the field of [[Louisiana]] [[politics]]. He was a long-term [[professor]] at [[Louisiana State University]] in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]], from which he received his [[Ph.D.]] in 1954.​

'''Perry Holbrook Howard''' (February 7, 1922 – November 19, 2009) was a [[sociologist]] known for his research in the field of [[Louisiana]] [[politics]]. He was a long-term [[professor]] at [[Louisiana State University]] in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]], from which he received his [[Ph.D.]] in 1954.​

 

==Life and career==​

==Life and career==​

A native of [[Maine]],<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.funeraldigest.com/obituaries/?id=138250727|title=Perry Holbrook Howard|publisher=funeraldigest.com|accessdate=February 9, 2010}}</ref> Howard served for three years in the [[United States Navy]] in the South West Pacific Theater of Operations during [[World War II]]. Thereafter, he attended [[Harvard University]] in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]], [[Massachusetts]]. In 1964, he returned to LSU a decade after his graduation and remained on the faculty for nearly thirty years.<ref name=obit/>​

A native of [[Maine]],<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.funeraldigest.com/obituaries/?id=138250727|title=Perry Holbrook Howard|publisher=funeraldigest.com|accessdate=February 9, 2010}}</ref> Howard served for three years in the [[United States Navy]] in the South West Pacific Theater of Operations during [[World War II]]. Thereafter, he attended [[Harvard University]] in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]], [[Massachusetts]]. In 1964, he returned to LSU a decade after his graduation and remained on the faculty for nearly thirty years.<ref name=obit/>​