Richard Olsen Cowan (born 1934) is a historian of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and a former professor in the Church History Department of Brigham Young University (BYU).[1] He was one of the longest-serving BYU faculty and the longest-serving member of the Church History Department ever.
- ^ Middle name from Boone, David F. (August 1981). "The Worldwide Evacuation of Latter-day Saint Missionaries at the Beginning of World War II". Theses and Dissertations. [master's thesis]. Department of History, Brigham Young University. Retrieved 2016-02-09.