William Jacob Holland

William Jacob Holland
8th Chancellor of the Western University of Pennsylvania (University of Pittsburgh)
In office
1891–1901
Preceded byMilton Goff
Succeeded bySamuel McCormick
Personal details
Born(1848-08-16)August 16, 1848
Jamaica
DiedDecember 13, 1932(1932-12-13) (aged 84)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania U.S.
EducationMoravian College (BA)
Amherst College (BA)

Rev William Jacob Holland FRSE LLD (August 16, 1848 – December 13, 1932) was the eighth Chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh (1891–1901) and Director of the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh. He was an accomplished lepidopterist, zoologist, and paleontologist, as well as an ordained Presbyterian minister.[1]

  1. ^ "HOLLAND, William Jacob". The International Who's Who in the World. 1912. p. 608.

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