John Holland (1658–1722) was an English banker. He is best known as the founder of the Bank of Scotland in 1695. Life Little is known of Holland's early life except that he was born in 1658 in the Precinct of Bridewell in the City of London; all marriage and baptismal registers from this time were destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666. John Holland was the son of a mariner, Philip Holland, a friend of Samuel Pepys who served as captain of during the Baltic Expedition of 1659. Holland was a merchant of the Staple, and probably a member of the Mercers' Company, London. He had partially retired when, on the suggestion of a Scottish friend, he projected the Bank of Scotland which was established by act of the Scottish parliament in 1695, in the name of the Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland. The new bank opened its first branches in 1696. Holland was elected the first governor, and ultimately possessed seventy-four shares. One of the directors was James Foulis, with whom Holland had been associated in a scheme for introducing the manufacture of Colchester baizes into Scotland in June 1693.

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Notable quotes

“Even though these complex systems differ in detail, the question of coherence under change is the central enigma for each.”
— p. 4
“"nonlinear interactions almost always make the behavior of the aggregate more complicated than would be predicted by summing or averaging."”
— p. 23
“This use of building blocks to generate internal models is a pervasive feature of complex adaptive systems.”
— p. 37
“Evolution continually innovates, but at each level it conserves the elements that are recombined to yield the innovations.”
— p. 80
“There is more of a mystery to the origin of the pin factory that Adam Smith (1776) discusses in his Wealth of Nations than is generally realized.”
— p. 97
“The end point, a cas simulation with a realistic interface, is highly desirable, because it enables an ecologist, or economist, or politician to try out alternatives that could not possibly tried in real systems.”
— p. 158

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Notable quotes

“Even though these complex systems differ in detail, the question of coherence under change is the central enigma for each.”
— p. 4
“"nonlinear interactions almost always make the behavior of the aggregate more complicated than would be predicted by summing or averaging."”
— p. 23
“This use of building blocks to generate internal models is a pervasive feature of complex adaptive systems.”
— p. 37
“Evolution continually innovates, but at each level it conserves the elements that are recombined to yield the innovations.”
— p. 80
“There is more of a mystery to the origin of the pin factory that Adam Smith (1776) discusses in his Wealth of Nations than is generally realized.”
— p. 97
“The end point, a cas simulation with a realistic interface, is highly desirable, because it enables an ecologist, or economist, or politician to try out alternatives that could not possibly tried in real systems.”
— p. 158

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

Overview

John Holland (1658–1722) was an English banker. He is best known as the founder of the Bank of Scotland in 1695. Life Little is known of Holland's early life except that he was born in 1658 in the Precinct of Bridewell in the City of London; all marriage and baptismal registers from this time were destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666. John Holland was the son of a mariner, Philip Holland, a friend of Samuel Pepys who served as captain of during the Baltic Expedition of 1659. Holland was a merchant of the Staple, and probably a member of the Mercers' Company, London. He had partially retired when, on the suggestion of a Scottish friend, he projected the Bank of Scotland which was established by act of the Scottish parliament in 1695, in the name of the Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland. The new bank opened its first branches in 1696. Holland was elected the first governor, and ultimately possessed seventy-four shares. One of the directors was James Foulis, with whom Holland had been associated in a scheme for introducing the manufacture of Colchester baizes into Scotland in June 1693.

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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John Holland (1658–1722) was an English banker. He is best known as the founder of the Bank of Scotland in 1695.