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John Henry Holland

1929 - 2015

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John Henry Holland (February 2, 1929 – August 9, 2015) was an American scientist and professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the University of Michigan. He was a pioneer in what became known as genetic algorithms. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Henry Holland is the 90th most popular computer scientist (down from 88th in 2019), the 4,967th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,952nd in 2019) and the 54th most popular American Computer Scientist.

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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS

Among computer scientists, John Henry Holland ranks 90 out of 245. Before him are Dana Scott, Jay Wright Forrester, Joseph Sifakis, Martin Hellman, Ninoslav Marina, and Radia Perlman. After him are Evan Williams, Edward Feigenbaum, Kristen Nygaard, Gary Kildall, Stephen Cook, and Kathleen Antonelli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, John Henry Holland ranks 258. Before him are Yves Lacoste, Paek Nam-sun, Terry Sawchuk, Hugues Aufray, Paavo Berglund, and Gérard de Villiers. After him are Hind Rostom, Lyudmila Zykina, Arnold Palmer, Katherine Helmond, John Osborne, and James R. Schlesinger. Among people deceased in 2015, John Henry Holland ranks 193. Before him are Ron Clarke, Gunnar Hansen, Richard Johnson, Wan Li, Betsy Palmer, and James Aldridge. After him are Hans Erni, Bernard Maris, Gerald Götting, Roddy Piper, Søren Kam, and Karl Josef Becker.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Henry Holland ranks 4,967 out of 20,380. Before him are Timothée Chalamet (1995), Quinn (null), Jim Davis (1945), Eugene Stoner (1922), Robert Mercer (1946), and Lawrence Block (1938). After him are Ginger Lynn (1962), Genie (1957), Peter Jason (1944), Michael Berryman (1948), Jim Gray (1944), and Hank Azaria (1964).

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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS In United States

Among computer scientists born in United States, John Henry Holland ranks 54. Before him are Larry Tesler (1945), Nolan Bushnell (1943), Dana Scott (1932), Jay Wright Forrester (1918), Martin Hellman (1945), and Radia Perlman (1951). After him are Evan Williams (1972), Edward Feigenbaum (1936), Gary Kildall (1942), Stephen Cook (1939), Betty Holberton (1917), and Marlyn Meltzer (1922).

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