Chauncey C. Loomis | |
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| Born | Chauncey Chester Loomis Jr. 1 June 1930 New York City, New York, US |
| Died | 17 March 2009 (aged 78) Great Barrington, Massachusetts, US |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Subject | Arctic history |
| Notable works | Weird and Tragic Shores |
| Relatives | Stanley Loomis (brother) |
Chauncey Chester Loomis Jr. (1 June 1930 – 17 March 2009) was a Dartmouth professor of English and American literature, Arctic historian, documentary maker, and author best known for Weird and Tragic Shores: The Story of Charles Francis Hall, Explorer (1971), described as “a concise and intelligent introduction to the history of Arctic exploration.”[1]