# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/john-henry-holland
# Generated: 2026-08-15T00:50:21.266Z

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name: "John Henry Holland"
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description: "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."
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birthDate: "1929-02-02"
deathDate: "2015-08-09"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump