- John Holland
John Holland is the name of several notable persons in history:
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John L. Holland is a psychologist who developed the "RIASEC" model (orHolland Codes ) for career development [http://www.self-directed-search.com/]
*John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter (1352?–1400), was half-brother toRichard II of England and second husband of Elizabeth Plantagenet, daughter ofJohn of Gaunt .
*John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter (1395–1447), was the son of the 1st duke (above) and father ofHenry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter .
* John Holland, a founder of theBank of Scotland in 1695, thecentral bank of theKingdom of Scotland
*John Philip Holland (1840–1914) designed submarines for the U.S. Navy andRoyal Navy .
* John Henry Holland (b. 1929) was a pioneering founder of the optimization methods now known asgenetic algorithm s.
*John Holland (athlete) (b. 1926), an athlete from New Zealand who won the bronze medal in the 400m hurdles at the1952 Summer Olympics inHelsinki .
*John Holland (psychic) , a U.S. author and professed psychic medium
*John Holland (actor) (1908–1993), a US actor
* John Holland, ofSheffield , aYorkshire author and journalist, born March 14, 1794, died December 28, 1872.
*John Holland (footballer) , former player with Floriana and Malta National Team
*John Robert Holland , an American lawyer, who took on civil rights cases early in his career, and volunteered to serve as a lawyer to four Guantanamo captives.
*John Joseph Holland , Australian politician.
*John Holland (baseball executive) , an American who served as general manager of theChicago Cubs from 1956 through 1975.
*John W. Holland , judge
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