Pioneers

John Henry Holland

Artificial Intelligence

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Computing Atlas. "John Henry Holland." Accessed August 31, 2026. https://computing.interactiveatlas.org/pioneers/john-henry-holland.

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Computing Atlas. (n.d.). John Henry Holland. Retrieved August 31, 2026, from https://computing.interactiveatlas.org/pioneers/john-henry-holland

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@misc{computingatlas-john-henry-holland,
  author = {Computing Atlas},
  title = {John Henry Holland},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://computing.interactiveatlas.org/pioneers/john-henry-holland},
  note = {Accessed August 31, 2026}
}

John Henry Holland 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.

Facts

Birth Year

1929 1

Birth Date

1929-02-02 1

Death Year

2015 1

Death Date

2015-08-09 1

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1. Wikipedia: John Henry Holland

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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.

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