Background
Holland, David Thurston was born on May 26, 1923 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Rupert Sargent and Margaret Currier (Lyon) Holland.
Holland, David Thurston was born on May 26, 1923 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Rupert Sargent and Margaret Currier (Lyon) Holland.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1944; Master of Arts, Harvard, 1946.
Vice consul, United States Foreign Svc., Budapest, Hungary, 1945; teaching fellow, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1946-1949; college traveller, University of Oxford Press, New York City, 1953-1954; assistant editor, Harcourt Brace, New York City, 1955-1959; assistant editor Encyclopedia International, Grolier Inc., New York City, 1959-1962; associate editor Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Inc., New York City, 1962-1965; senior editor, Grolier Inc., New York City, 1965-1985; executive editor, 1985; editor in chief Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Inc., Danbury, Connecticut, 1985-1991; retired, 1991.