Background
Wann, Louis was born on August 30, 1885 in in Claypool, Indiana, United States. Son of Lucius Cassius and Mary Auretta (Burkett) Wann.
Wann, Louis was born on August 30, 1885 in in Claypool, Indiana, United States. Son of Lucius Cassius and Mary Auretta (Burkett) Wann.
Bachelor of Arts, Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana, 1908. Graduate study University of Marburg, 1909, University of Lausanne, 1910. Master of Arts, Columbia, 1912.
Doctor of Philisophy, University of Wisconsin, 1919.
Instructor in English, Robert College, Constantinople, Turkey, 1908-1911. Scholar in English, Columbia University, 1911-1912. Assistant Professor of English, Heidelberg University, Tiffin, O., 1912-1914.
Instructor in English, University of Wisconsin, 1914-1918.
Head of department English, Lawrence College, Appleton, Wisconsin, 1918-1919. Professor of English language and literature, University of Southern California, 1919-1951, emeritus Professor of English since 1951, chairman of department, 1927-1930, 1937-1940.
Engaged in cultural history of Pacific Coast since 1947. Exchange professor English, New York University, 1925-1926.
Acting Professor of English, Stanford University, summer 1937.
Visiting Professor of English, University of British Columbia, summer 1942. Editor in chief The Parchment, 1926-1930. Associate editor, The Personalist, since 1941.
Member Modern Language Association of America, Philological Association Pacific Coast (president 1938-1939), American Association University professors, American College Quill. Member High Witar, 1926-1930), Phi Beta Kappa (president Epsilon California chapter, 1930-1931), Phi Kappa Phi. Clubs: Faculty (past president).
Married Irina Estel Neff, June 25, 1913 (deceased). Married second, Alberta West. Metzger, December 18, 1950. Children: Mary Caroline, George Edward.