Background
Holst, Willem was born on December 22, 1911 in Yokohama, Japan. Came to the United States, 1924. Son of Willem Nicolaas and Henriette (Hendrix) Holst.
Holst, Willem was born on December 22, 1911 in Yokohama, Japan. Came to the United States, 1924. Son of Willem Nicolaas and Henriette (Hendrix) Holst.
Bachelor in Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1932. Postgraduate, Harvard University, 1957.
Manager technical service, Standard-Vacuum Oil Refinery, Pelembang, Indonesia, 1936-1939;
manager economics coordination, Standard Vacuum Oil Company. New York City, 1946-1956;
vice president, Standard Vacuum Oil Corporation, White Plains, New York, 1957-1961;
vice-president and director long-range planning, Esso Standard Eastern (subsidiary Exxon Corporation), New York City, 1962-1966;
economics consultant, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, since 1967;
president, Princeton (New Jersey) Total Return, Inc., 1988-1993. Member Aviation Gasoline Advisory Committee, United States of America, 1943-1945.
Vice-chairman India Com.Bus. Council for International Understanding, New York City, 1966-1968. Consultant on India to Ford Foundation, New York City, New Delhi, 1967-1968.
World food supply panel President's Science Advisory Committee, Washington, 1967.
Chairman Tinicum (Pennsylvania) Township Planning Commission, 1970-1974. Member Massachusetts Institute of Technology Club Princeton, Harvard Club Princeton, Esso Eastern Club, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Married Catherine Gabrielson (divorced 1957). 1 child, Deirdre; Married Margaret Jennings, November 14, 1959 (deceased November 1986). Married Mary Katherine Davis, July 9, 1988.