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Louis A. Strauss
The Michigan Alumnus 58-65
The Michigan Alumnus 58-65
Louis A. Strauss has been pro moted from instructor in English to assistant professor of English. He was born in Chicago in 1872 and after graduation from a Chicago high school entered the University.
In 1893 he received the degree of Bachelor of Letters, in '94 that of Master of Philosophy, and in 1900 that of Doc tor of Philosophy. His thesis was entitled "The English Novel." He served as assistant in English 1893- 95, and since 1895 has been instructor.
His early work was largely with the classes in composition, but with the separation of the old department of English and rhetoric into two de partments he was assigned to the literature side.