Background
Hoback, John Holland was born on September 6, 1920 in Huntington, West Virginia, United States. Son of Jesse Lawrence and Myriam Melvina (Holland) Hoback.
Hoback, John Holland was born on September 6, 1920 in Huntington, West Virginia, United States. Son of Jesse Lawrence and Myriam Melvina (Holland) Hoback.
AB, Marshall University, 1941. Master of Science, Marshall University, 1942. Doctor of Philosophy, West Virginia University, 1957.
Instructor chemistry Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia, 1945—1947, assistant professor, 1947—1954, associate professor, 1954—1963, professor, since 1963.
Member of West Virginia Academy of Sciences, American Institute Chemistry, American Chemical Society (chairman central Ohio Valley section 1967), Phi Lambda Upsilon, Sigma Xi.
Married Florence Elizabeth Kunst, October 27, 1945. Children: Mary Holland, Conaway Kunst.