Hollerith

American  

[haw-ler-ith] / ˈhɔ lərˌɪθ /

noun

1. Herman 1860–1929, German-American statistician and inventor.

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Hollerith Scientific  

/ hŏl′ə-rĭth′ /

1. American inventor who in 1880 created a system of recording and retrieving information on punched cards, an important step in the development of modern computer science. In 1896 he founded his own company, and later merged with two others to form the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) in 1924.

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Hollerith

“The windows became barriers for people to feel fully welcome here,” the Very Rev. Randolph Marshall Hollerith, dean of the cathedral, told the New York Times in 2021.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2023

“First and foremost, we are a church. We are an Episcopal church committed to the reconciling love of Jesus Christ,” Hollerith said.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 25, 2022

The queen herself had visited the cathedral four times during her life, the Rev. Randolph Marshall Hollerith said in his remarks to the congregation.

From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2022

“Unfortunately, as the omicron variant takes hold across the world, our city seems to be leading the nation in infections,” said the cathedral’s dean, the Very Rev. Randolph Marshall Hollerith.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 24, 2021

The Hollerith tabulator was the work of Herman Hollerith, who incorporated the Tabulating Machine Company at the end of the nineteenth century.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel