John (Philip) Holland

Inventor, born in Liscannor, Co Clare, W Ireland. He studied in Limerick, and taught there until emigrating to the USA in 1873. He continued as a teacher until 1879, and began designing submarines, building the Fenian Ram (financed by the Fenian Society), which was launched on the Hudson R in 1881. In 1898 he launched the Holland VI, and successfully demonstrated it on and under the Potomac R. It was accepted by the US Navy, and orders from several other governments followed.

John Holland is the name of several notable persons in history:

John L. Holland is a psychologist who developed the RIASEC model (or Holland Codes) for career development John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter (1352?–1400), was half-brother to Richard II of England and second husband of Elizabeth Plantagenet, daughter of John of Gaunt. John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter (1395–1447), was the son of the 1st duke (above) and father of Henry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter. John Holland, a founder of the Bank of Scotland in 1695, the central bank of the Kingdom of Scotland John Philip Holland (1840–1914) designed submarines for the U.S. Navy and Royal Navy. John Henry Holland (b. John Holland (b. John Holland, a U.S. psychic and medium. If an article link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.