John Henry Holland [SEP] place of death
John Henry Holland
John Henry Holland (February 2, 1929 – August 9, 2015) was an American scientist and Professor of psychology and Professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He was a pioneer in what became known as genetic algorithms.
Biography.
Holland was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in 1929. He studied physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and received a B.S. degree in 1950, then studied Mathematics at the University of Michigan, receiving an M.A.
d. 1989 (married Simon Monckton-Arundell, 9th Viscount Galway, with issue)
- Giles Henry Holland Fox-Strangways b. 7 May 1934, d. 2 Sep 1947 (age 13, accidental death)
- Charles Stephen Fox-Strangways b. 6 May 1938, d. 8 Jul 1958 (age 20, killed while on emergency military operations, Cyprus).
Harry died on 21 August 1964 at age 58, without surviving male issue. He was succeeded in the Earldom of Ilchester by Walter Angelo Fox-Strangways