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HOLLAND, William Jacob, naturalist, was

born on the Island of Jamaica. Aug. 16, 1848; son of the Eev. Francis Raymond and Eliza Augusta (Wolle) Holland: grandson of William Holland, of Salem, N.C., and of Jacob Wolle. of Bethlehem, Pa., and adescenilant on the paternal side from John Holland, one of the first set- tlers of Salem. N.C., and on the maternal side from the Rev. Francis Doughty, the original grantee of a large tract of land now includetl in the borough of Brooklyn, N.Y., who. in 16-13, preached the first sermon in the Eng- lish language upon Manhattan Island. Francis Raymond Holland was a Moravian mis- sionary, and principal of a school in Jamaica for the training of native ministers. William Jacob acquired his preparatory education at Salem, N.C., and in the Moravian college to Bethlehem. Pa., and was graduated from Am- herst in 1869. He taught school for a time at Amherst and Westborough. Mass.. and was grad- uated from Princeton Theological seminar}' in 1874. He then became pastor of a Presbyterian church in Pittsburg, which grew under his care to be one of the largest and most influential churches of the city. He resigned the pastorate in 1891. to become the chancellor of the West- ern University of Pennsylvania. In connection with the duties of this position he filled the chair of zoology and comparative anatomy and devoted much time to palaeontological investigations in Wyoming and oilier western states. He travelled extensively in Europe; was naturalist of the U.S. eclipse expedition to Japan in 1887, and in 1889 was appKjinted to a similar position in connection with the eclipse exi)edition sent out to West Africa by the U.S. navy department. He was one of the founders, and president from its in- ception, of the Academy of Science and Art of Pittsburg, and in 1897 was made the director of the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburg, from where he sent out several important exploring expedi- tions. He was elected a member of many of the leading scientific societies of the United States and Europe, and in 1892 president of the Entomological club of Cambridge, Mass. He received the degree of Ph.D. from Washington and Jefferson college in 1886: tluit of D.D. from Amherst in isss. and that <.f LL.D. from Dick- inson in 1><9G. and from New ^^,^k iiniv.-i <it v

in 1898. He became especially well known as a lepidopterist, and is the author of: The Butterfly Book (1899). and numerous contributions upon this branch of entomology to various scientific journals.

HOLLANDER, Jacob Harry, educator, was burn in Baltimore, Md., July 2.3, 1871; son of Meyer Hollander. He attended the schools of Baltimore, 3Id.; was graduated from Jt)hns Hop- kins university, A.B., 1891; was a gi-aduate stu- dent there, 1891-94, and received the degree of of Ph.D. in 1894. He remained there as assistant in economics, 1894-95; instructor in economics, 1895-96; associate in economics, 1896-99; and was elected associate professor of finance in 1899. He was sent to Europe in 1897 as secretary of the U.S. bimetallic commission; was chairman of the municipal lighting commission of Baltimore in 1900. and was appointed special commissioner to revise the laws relating to the taxation of Porto Rico in 1900, and upon the establishment of civil government in that island was appointed by Presitlent ^McKinley as the first treasurer of Porto Rico. He was elected a member of the American Economic association; the British Eco- nomic association; American Statistical associa- tion, and the American Academj' of Political and Social Science. He discovered and edited valuable series of letters of David Ruardo, en- title'!: Letters of David Ruardo to J. R. McCid- loch (1895); Letters of David Ruardo to Hutches Trower (1899). He is the author of: History of Cincinnati Southern Railway (1894); Financial History of Baltimore (1899): Studies in State Taxation (1900), and various magazine and news- paper articles.

HOLLENBACK, John Welles, philanthropist, was born in Wyalusing, Pa.. Marcli 15. 1827; son of Ciiarles Fisher and Ellen (Holienback) Welles; grandson of George ami Prudence (Talcott) Welles, and of Col. Matthias Holienback. a sur- vivor of the battle of Wyoming: great-grandson of Col.Elizur Talcott, of Glastonbury. Conn., and a lineal descendant in the seventh generation of Tlu)mas Welles, fourth colonial governor of Con- necticut, 165.5-58. and of William Pynchon. paten- tee of the charter of the Colony of Massachusetts, through his daughter Jtary. who marrietl Elizur Holyoke. John R<jset Welles was educated at the Atiiens academy, ami with hi.-; brother Ed- ward had cliarge of the Welles estate at Wyalus- ing, 1848-63. Ho changed his name by sufl^xing his mother's maiden name, and dropping the second Christian name. Roset; and the change was authorized by the legislature of Pennsylvania. In isn3. at the request of his maternal uncle, f Jeorge M. Holienback, he removed his family to Wilkes-B;irre. where he became jirominent in I"m1 alTairs and held many important offices.