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Thompson (HOLLAND an American educator)

HOLLAND, an American educator and editor; born in Randolph co., N. C., 1873 and graduate of the University of North Carolina. He began his career as principal of the high school at Concord, N. C. (1895-9), became a fellow of Columbia in 1899 and was tutor of history there, later instructor (1902-6) and assistant professor (1906). He finally became associate professor at the College of the City of New York. He has been editor-in-chief of "The Book of Knowledge" and editor of "The People and the Trusts" (1912) and "The World War" (1920).

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