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John Henry Holland
John Henry Holland | |
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| Born | February 2, 1929 Fort Wayne, Indiana, US |
| Died | August 9, 2015 (aged 86) |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Known for | Research on genetic algorithms |
| Awards | MacArthur Fellow (1992) Harold Pender Award (1999) Fellow of the World Economic Forum |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Complex systems Psychology Electrical engineering Computer science |
| Institutions | University of Michigan Santa Fe Institute |
| Doctoral advisor | Arthur Walter Burks |
| Doctoral students | Edgar Codd[1] Rick L. Riolo |
John Henry Holland (February 2, 1929 – August 9, 2015) was an American scientist and professor of psychology and electrical engineering and computer science at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He was a pioneer in what became known as genetic algorithms.
- ^ John Henry Holland at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ^ "Adaptive Computation: The Multidisciplinary Legacy of John H. Holland" (PDF). Communications of the ACM. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
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