Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)/Holland, William J(acob)
HOLLAND, WILLIAM J(ACOB), an
American zoologist born in Jamaica,
West Indies, in 1848. He graduated
from the Moravian College and
Theological Seminary at Bethlehem, Pa., in
1867, and from Amherst College in 1869.
He studied also at Princeton Theological
Seminary. After serving as principal in
several high schools in Massachusetts
he became a Moravian minister and was
pastor in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
From 1891 to 1901 he was chancellor of
the Western University of Pennsylvania
(now the University of Pittsburgh).
In 1898 he became director of the
Carnegie Institute at Pittsburgh. He served
as naturalist in several expeditions. He

was a member of many scientific societies
both in the United States and in
foreign countries. His published readings
include “The Butterfly Book” (1898);
“To the River Platte and Back” (1913);
“The Butterfly Guide” (1915). He also
published many scientific papers. He
was the editor of “Annals” and
“Memoirs” of the Carnegie Museum.