John Henry Holland

Summary

John Henry Holland is a human^[1]. He was born in Fort Wayne^[2]. He passed away in Ann Arbor^[3]. He worked as an engineer^[4], psychologist^[5], computer scientist^[6], university teacher^[7], and artificial intelligence researcher^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (71 views/month, #7,252 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• John Henry Holland was born in Fort Wayne^[2].
• John Henry Holland died in Ann Arbor^[3].
• John Henry Holland held citizenship in United States^[10].
• John Henry Holland's professions included engineer^[4].
• John Henry Holland's professions included psychologist^[5].
• John Henry Holland worked as a computer scientist^[6].
• John Henry Holland worked as a university teacher^[7].
• John Henry Holland's professions included artificial intelligence researcher^[8].
• John Henry Holland worked as a scientist^[11].
• John Henry Holland's field of work was artificial intelligence^[12].
• John Henry Holland's field of work was computer science^[13].
• John Henry Holland was employed by University of Michigan^[14].
• Among John Henry Holland's employers was Santa Fe Institute^[15].
• John Henry Holland was educated at University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts^[16].
• John Henry Holland's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[17].
• John Henry Holland's education included a stint at University of Michigan^[18].
• John Henry Holland's doctoral advisor was Arthur Burks^[19].
• John Henry Holland received the MacArthur Fellows Program^[20].
• John Henry Holland received the Harold Pender Award^[21].
• John Henry Holland received the Louis E. Levy Medal of the Franklin Institute^[22].
• John Henry Holland is recorded as male^[23].
• John Henry Holland's instance of is recorded as human^[24].
• John Henry Holland supervised Edgar F. Codd as a doctoral student^[25].
• John Henry Holland supervised David E. Goldberg as a doctoral student^[26].
• John Henry Holland supervised Stephanie Forrest as a doctoral student^[27].

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Origins and Family

John Henry Holland was born in Fort Wayne^[2].

Education

Educated at University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts^[16], an academic institution^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1841^[30]; Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[17], a university^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1861^[33], headquartered in Cambridge^[34]; and University of Michigan^[18], a public research university^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1817^[37], headquartered in Ann Arbor^[38]. John Henry Holland's doctoral advisor was Arthur Burks^[19].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer^[4], psychologist^[5], computer scientist^[6], university teacher^[7], artificial intelligence researcher^[8], and scientist^[11]. Fields of work include artificial intelligence^[12], a type of technology^[39] and computer science^[13], an academic discipline^[40]. Employers include University of Michigan^[14], a public research university^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1817^[43], headquartered in Ann Arbor^[44] and Santa Fe Institute^[15], a research institute^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 1984^[47], headquartered in Santa Fe^[48]. Doctoral students include Edgar F. Codd^[25], a computer scientist^[49], 1923–2003^[50], of United Kingdom^[51], awarded the Turing Award^[52], specialised in computer science^[53]; David E. Goldberg^[26], a computer scientist^[54], b. 1953^[55], of United States^[56], specialised in genetic algorithm^[57]; Stephanie Forrest^[27], a computer scientist^[58], b. 1958^[59], of United States^[60], awarded the ACM-AAAI Allen Newell Award^[61], specialised in genetic algorithm^[62]; Donald Ford Stanat^[63], a university teacher^[64]; Bernard P. Zeigler^[65], an engineer^[66], b. 1940^[67], of Canada^[68]; and Stephen Hedetniemi^[69], a computer scientist^[70], b. 1939^[71], specialised in graph theory^[72].

Recognition

Awards received include MacArthur Fellows Program^[20], a science award^[73], in United States^[74], founded in 1981^[75]; Harold Pender Award^[21], an award^[76], in United States^[77], founded in 1972^[78]; and Louis E. Levy Medal of the Franklin Institute^[22], an award^[79].

Death and Burial

John Henry Holland passed away in Ann Arbor^[3].

Works and Contributions

Things named for John Henry Holland include Holland's schema theorem^[80].

Why It Matters

John Henry Holland ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (71 views/month, #7,252 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[81] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[82]

Entities named for him include Holland's schema theorem^[80].

His notable doctoral advisees include Edgar F. Codd^[83], a computer scientist^[84], 1923–2003^[85], of United Kingdom^[86], awarded the Turing Award^[87], specialised in computer science^[88]; Melanie Mitchell^[89], a computer scientist^[90], of United States^[91], awarded the Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science^[92]; John Koza^[93], a computer scientist^[94], b. 1944^[95], of United States^[96], specialised in genetic programming^[97]; Gul Agha^[98], a computer scientist^[99], b. 2000^[100], of Pakistan^[101], awarded the ACM Fellow^[102], specialised in computer science^[103]; Tommaso Toffoli^[104], a computer scientist^[105], b. 1943^[106], of Italy^[107]; and Christopher Langton^[108], a computer scientist^[109], b. 1948^[110], of United States^[111].

FAQs

Where was John Henry Holland born?

John Henry Holland's place of birth was Fort Wayne^[2].

Where did John Henry Holland die?

John Henry Holland passed away in Ann Arbor^[3].

What did John Henry Holland do for work?

John Henry Holland worked as engineer^[4], psychologist^[5], computer scientist^[6], university teacher^[7], and artificial intelligence researcher^[8].

Where did John Henry Holland go to school?

John Henry Holland was educated at University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts^[16], Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[17], and University of Michigan^[18].

What awards did John Henry Holland receive?

Honors received include MacArthur Fellows Program^[20], Harold Pender Award^[21], and Louis E. Levy Medal of the Franklin Institute^[22].