Thomas Henry Holland
| Thomas Henry Holland | |
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| Born | 22 November 1868 Helston, Cornwall, England |
| Died | 15 May 1947 (aged 78) |
| Alma mater |
Royal College of Science Owens College |
| Occupation | Geologist, university administrator |
Sir Thomas Henry Holland KCSI KCIE FRSFRSE LLD (22 November 1868 – 15 May 1947) was a British geologist and educational administrator.
Thomas Holland was born on 22 November 1868 in Helston, Cornwall the son of John Holland and his wife Grace Treloar Roberts.
In 1884, he won a scholarship to study at the Royal College of Science, graduating with a first class degree in Geology. He stayed on until he was awarded a Berkeley Fellowship at Owens College, Manchester, in 1889.
In 1890, Holland was appointed Assistant Superintendent of the Geological Survey of India and curator of the Geological Museum and Laboratory. In 1903, he was appointed Director of the Geological Survey of India and in 1904 he was elected to be a Fellow of the Royal Society. In 1908, he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (KCIE) for his services to the Geological Survey of India. He was president of the British Association in 1928–1929.
Under the editorship of Holland a four volume "Provincial Geographies of India" series was published between 1913-23 from the Cambridge University Press.
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