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Jay Luvaas

Jay Luvaas (15 June 1927 – 9 January 2009) was an American military historian who was an expert on the American Civil War and the history of military theory. He was the first civilian to hold a visiting professorship of military history at West Point, and was a professor of military history at the United States Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.…

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Occupation
Military historian
Alma mater
Allegheny College (A.B., 1949, A.M., 1951) Duke University (Ph.D., 1956)
Awards
Outstanding Civilian Service Medal (2)
Born
Morten Jay Luvaas Jr (1927-06-15)15 June 1927 Erie, Pennsylvania
Children
5
Died
9 January 2009(2009-01-09) (aged 81) Williamsburg, Pennsylvania

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Jay Luvaas

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related to Family and education · 23
Jay Luvaas → Agnes Olson, Allegheny, Allegheny College, Alzheimers, Duke University, Erie, Evergreen Cemetery, Gettysburg, He, July, June, Linda Sowers, Luvaas, March, Meadville, Morten Jay Luvaas, Norwegian, Olaf College, Pennsylvania, Ph
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Jay Luvaas → Allegheny College, 1956–1982, Army War College 1983–1996, Distinguished Fellow, Army War College 1997–2009, Harold Keith Johnson Chair, 1982–1983, Visiting professor, United States Military Academy, 1972
Parents · 2
Jay Luvaas → Agnes Olson, Morten Luvaas
Alma mater · 1
Jay Luvaas → Allegheny College (A.B., 1949, A.M., 1951) Duke University (Ph.D., 1956)
Awards · 1
Jay Luvaas → Outstanding Civilian Service Medal (2)
Born · 1
Jay Luvaas → Morten Jay Luvaas Jr (1927-06-15)15 June 1927 Erie, Pennsylvania
Children · 1
Jay Luvaas → 5
Died · 1
Jay Luvaas → 9 January 2009(2009-01-09) (aged 81) Williamsburg, Pennsylvania
Discipline · 1
Jay Luvaas → Military history
Doctoral advisor · 1
Jay Luvaas → Theodore Ropp

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Jay LuvaasAlma materAllegheny College (A.B., 1949, A.M., 1951) Duke University (Ph.D., 1956)1.00infobox
Jay LuvaasAwardsOutstanding Civilian Service Medal (2)1.00infobox
Jay LuvaasBornMorten Jay Luvaas Jr (1927-06-15)15 June 1927 Erie, Pennsylvania1.00infobox
Jay LuvaasChildren51.00infobox
Jay LuvaasDied9 January 2009(2009-01-09) (aged 81) Williamsburg, Pennsylvania1.00infobox
Jay LuvaasDisciplineMilitary history1.00infobox
Jay LuvaasDoctoral advisorTheodore Ropp1.00infobox
Jay LuvaasInstitutionsAllegheny College, 1956–19821.00infobox
Jay LuvaasInstitutionsVisiting professor, United States Military Academy, 19721.00infobox
Jay LuvaasInstitutionsHarold Keith Johnson Chair, 1982–19831.00infobox
Jay LuvaasInstitutionsArmy War College 1983–19961.00infobox
Jay LuvaasInstitutionsDistinguished Fellow, Army War College 1997–20091.00infobox
Jay LuvaasNotable worksThe Education of an Army: British Military Thought 1815–1940, 1964 Napoleon on the Art of War, (1969) Frederick the Great on the Art of War (1979) Guide to the Battle of Gettysb…1.00infobox
Jay LuvaasOccupationMilitary historian1.00infobox
Jay LuvaasParentsMorten Luvaas1.00infobox
Jay LuvaasParentsAgnes Olson1.00infobox
Jay LuvaasSpouseLinda Sowers1.00infobox
Jay LuvaasThesisThe Military Legacy of the Civil War: The European Inheritance (1956)1.00infobox

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