Background
Holland, Heinrich Dieter was born on May 27, 1927 in Mannheim, Germany. Son of Otto and Jeanette (Liebrecht) Holland. came to the United States, 1940, naturalized, 1948.
geochemist geologist university professor
Holland, Heinrich Dieter was born on May 27, 1927 in Mannheim, Germany. Son of Otto and Jeanette (Liebrecht) Holland. came to the United States, 1940, naturalized, 1948.
Bachelor of Arts, Princeton University, 1946; Master of Science, Columbia University, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1952; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1972.
He made major contributions to the understanding of the Earth"s geochemistry, especially large-scale geochemical and biogeochemical cycles. He has also contributed to the field of planetary chemistry and planetary evolution. Holland received his bachelor"s degree in chemistry (high honors) in 1946 from Princeton University.
He served in the United States. Army from 1946-1947 on secret and classified government projects with Wernher von Braun.
In 1947 he entered graduate school at Columbia University, receiving a master’s degree in 1948 and Doctor of Philosophy in 1952, both in geology. He served on the faculty of Princeton University from 1950 to 1972, rising from the rank of instructor to full professor
Holland moved to Harvard University in 1972. He later became the Harvard Harry C. Dudley Professor of Economic Geology.
In 2006 he ‘retired’ from Harvard and became a Visiting Scholar in the Department of Earth and Environmental Science at the University of Pennsylvania where he remained active in research and writing until his death.
During his career he held visiting appointments at University of Oxford, Durham University, University of Hawaii, Heidelberg University, Penn State, Imperial College, London, and Hebrew University, Jerusalem. He was vice president of the Geochemical Society from 1969 to 1970 and president from 1970 to 1971. Holland died from cancer aged 84 on May 21, 2012 in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania.
President school board, Rocky Hill, New Jersey, 1961-1963, 67-68. Member Winchester (Massachusetts) School Committee, 1977-1980, vice chairman, 1978-1980. Member Winchester Town Meeting, 1977-1980.
Chairman Northern New Jersey chapter Scientists and Engineers for Johnson, 1964. Served with Army of the United States, 1946-1947. Fellow Geological Society American, Mineral.
Society American, Geochem. Society (vice president 1969-1970, president 1970-1971), American Geophysical Union. Member National Academy Sciences, American Academy Arts and Sciences.
Married Alice Tilghman Pusey, June 20, 1953. Children: Henry Lawrence, Anne Liebrecht, John Pusey, MatthewTilghman.