Holt (surname)
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Etymology
Holt is a surnameSurname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
and placename, of Proto-Germanic origin and meaning a small grove of tree
Tree
A tree is a perennial woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or trunk with clear apical dominance. A minimum height specification at maturity is cited by some authors, varying from 3 m to...
s, or copse, or "a wood". It comes into English from Anglo-Saxon
Old English language
Old English or Anglo-Saxon is an early form of the English language that was spoken and written by the Anglo-Saxons and their descendants in parts of what are now England and southeastern Scotland between at least the mid-5th century and the mid-12th century...
(Wold) and is a near-synonym to "wood", which is also Anglo-Saxon. Those words are equivalent to the modern German words "Holz" and "Wald" respectively. It is also found in the Scandinavian languages in names or placenames, as Holt, or the more archaic Holdt and Holte in Danish; Holt in Norwegian and Icelandic, Hult or Hulte in Swedish, and even Hulti in Finnish (from Swedish). It is often used in combination with other words, such as Uhrenholdt ("ancient holt", a Danish last name taken from an estate) or Älghult
Älghult
Älghult is a locality situated in Uppvidinge Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden with 481 inhabitants in 2005....
("elk
Moose
The moose or Eurasian elk is the largest extant species in the deer family. Moose are distinguished by the palmate antlers of the males; other members of the family have antlers with a dendritic configuration...
holt"), a village and small art-glass factory in Småland
Småland
' is a historical province in southern Sweden.Småland borders Blekinge, Scania or Skåne, Halland, Västergötland, Östergötland and the island Öland in the Baltic Sea. The name Småland literally means Small Lands. . The latinized form Smolandia has been used in other languages...
, Sweden. In Sweden it is most common in and around Småland
Småland
' is a historical province in southern Sweden.Småland borders Blekinge, Scania or Skåne, Halland, Västergötland, Östergötland and the island Öland in the Baltic Sea. The name Småland literally means Small Lands. . The latinized form Smolandia has been used in other languages...
, including Älmhult
Älmhult
Älmhult is a locality and the seat of Älmhult Municipality in Kronoberg County, Sweden with 8,518 inhabitants in 2005.It was in Älmhult that the first IKEA store was built, and IKEA still has a large corporate presence here....
, the site of IKEA
IKEA
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store. Related German names include Holz, Holzman, Holzhauer, et al., and their anglicized equivalents which often insert a "t" between the "l" and the "z".
Holt is also a derivation of the Surname "Hoult", which may or may not be a circular derivation due to the possible origin of "Hoult", likely from Scandinavia rather than Germany because of its prominence in the north of England compared to the south.
Notable people named Holt (including alternative spellings and derivations)
- Axel Petersson DöderhultarnAxel Petersson DöderhultarnAxel Petersson Döderhultarn, formerly Axel Petersson, Woodcarver, was one of the recognized masters of wood carving, most famous for Scandinavian flat-plane style of woodcarving.-Early years:...
(born Axel Petersson; 1868 – 1925); world-famous Swedish woodcarver, from village of Döderhult, SmålandSmåland' is a historical province in southern Sweden.Småland borders Blekinge, Scania or Skåne, Halland, Västergötland, Östergötland and the island Öland in the Baltic Sea. The name Småland literally means Small Lands. . The latinized form Smolandia has been used in other languages... - Jacob HoldtJacob HoldtJacob Holdt is a Danish photographer, writer and lecturer. His mammoth work, American Pictures, gained international fame in 1977 for its effective photographic revelations about the hardships of America's lower classes....
, Danish photojournalist who lived with and documented the lives of impoverished people, including minorities, in America - Troels Holdt, Danish musician/composer; member of electropop group Nordstrøm; competed in the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2009
- Anne HoltAnne Holt-Career:She was born in Larvik, grew up in Lillestrøm and Tromsø, and moved to Oslo in 1978 where she lives today with her registered partner Anne Christine Kjær and their daughter Iohanne. Holt graduated with a law degree from the University of Bergen in 1986, and worked for The Norwegian...
, Norwegian crime novelist and lawyer - Anders HolteAnders HolteAnders Nikolai Holte was a Norwegian sea captain and navigator.He was born in Trondenes as a son of fisherman Bertheus Andersen and Maren Marie Eliasdatter. He started working at sea in his teens. In 1892 he was hired as a coastal pilot by the company Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskab...
, accomplished Norwegian sea captain and navigator - Arthur Holt (cricketer)Arthur Holt (cricketer)Arthur George Holt was a Hampshire cricketer in the 1930s and 1940s, who also played professional football for Southampton...
, (1911 – 1994), Hampshire cricketer and Southampton footballer - Arthur Holt (politician), (1914 – 1995), English politician
- Benjamin HoltBenjamin HoltBenjamin Leroy Holt was an American inventor who was the first to patent and manufacture a first practical crawler-type tread tractor. The continuous-type track is used for heavy agricultural and engineering vehicles to spread the weight over a large area to prevent the vehicle from sinking into...
, machinery inventor, whose eponymous manufacturing company merged with another firm to become Caterpillar Inc.Caterpillar Inc.Caterpillar Inc. , also known as "CAT", designs, manufactures, markets and sells machinery and engines and sells financial products and insurance to customers via a worldwide dealer network. Caterpillar is the world's largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas... - Bob Holt (disambiguation), several people
- Brian Van HoltBrian Van Holt-Early life:Van Holt was born in Waukegan, Illinois and raised in California. Despite his Dutch surname, he is of mainly Scotch-Irish ancestry. Van Holt has a degree in Sociology from UCLA. At 18 years of age, he struck the perfect image of a Huntington Beach, California surfer...
, American actor - Charles A. HoltCharles A. HoltCharles A. Holt is a behavioral economist, the A. Willis Robertson Professor of Political Economy at the University of Virginia.Among others he has written the textbook Markets, Games & Strategic Behavior, ISBN 0-321-41931-6....
, behavioral economist - Charles C. HoltCharles C. HoltCharles C. Holt is Professor Emeritus at the Department of Management at the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin.Holt holds BS and MS degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology . He later earned a MA and a PhD from the University of Chicago.- GSIA :In his...
, professor at McCombs School of Business, Texas - Chris Holt (ice hockey), goaltender
- Claire HoltClaire HoltClaire Holt is an Australian actress, best known for her role as Emma Gilbert on the television show H2O: Just Add Water.- Early life :...
, Australian actress - Daniel Holt, Founder of OmegaQuest, Inc. and DoD worker
- David Holt (musician), American musician
- Edwin HoltEdwin HoltEdwin Bissell Holt was a professor of philosophy and psychology at Harvard from 1901–1918. From 1926–1936 he was a visiting professor of psychology at Princeton University....
, Harvard professor of philosophy and psychology - Elinor HoltElinor HoltElinor Holt is a Canadian actress who frequently works as voice artist for Blue Water Studios in Calgary, Alberta.Holt is also one of the founding members of the Evergreen Theatre in Calgary.-Roles:*Banner of the Stars - Sobaash...
, voice actress - Ernest William Lyons HoltErnest William Lyons HoltErnest William Lyons Holt was an eminent English marine naturalist and biologist specialized in ichthyology, the study of fish...
, - Gary Holt (footballer),
- Gary Holt (musician)Gary Holt (musician)Gary Wayne Holt is an American guitarist from the San Francisco Bay Area. He is the lead guitarist of Exodus.-Biography:...
, - Grant HoltGrant HoltGrant Holt is an English footballer, currently playing in the Premier League for Norwich City. He plays as a striker and is club captain....
, English footballer - Hamilton HoltHamilton HoltHamilton Holt was an American educator, editor, author and politician.-Editor:...
, former president of Rollins College - Harold HoltHarold HoltHarold Edward Holt, CH was an Australian politician and the 17th Prime Minister of Australia.His term as Prime Minister was brought to an early and dramatic end in December 1967 when he disappeared while swimming at Cheviot Beach near Portsea, Victoria, and was presumed drowned.Holt spent 32 years...
, former Prime Minister of Australia - Hazel HoltHazel HoltHazel Holt is a British novelist.Hazel Holt originated from Birmingham, England, where she attended King Edward VI High School for Girls. She studied at Newnham College, Cambridge, and went on to work at the International African Institute in London, where she became acquainted with the novelist...
, British novelist - Henry Holt (North Dakota politician)Henry Holt (North Dakota politician)Henry Holt was a politician from the U. S. state of North Dakota. Holt was from Grand Forks, North Dakota. In 1934, he was an unsuccessful candidate for U.S. Senator from North Dakota against incumbent Lynn Frazier. In 1940, he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention which nominated...
, lieutenant governor - Henry Holt (publisher), Baltimore, MD author; est. Henry Holt and CompanyHenry Holt and CompanyHenry Holt and Company is an American book publishing company. One of the oldest publishers in the United States, it was founded in 1866 by Henry Holt and Frederick Leypoldt...
; now Holt McDougal, part of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - Henry E. HoltHenry E. HoltHenry E. Holt is an American astronomer.He has discovered numerous asteroids. He is also a co-discoverer of periodic comets 121P/Shoemaker-Holt, 127P/Holt-Olmstead and 128P/Shoemaker-Holt....
, astronomer - Henry H. HoltHenry H. HoltHenry H. Holt was a politician from the U. S. state of Michigan.-Biography:Holt was born in Camden, New York and received an academic education, studied law and graduated from union law college of Ohio...
, Michigan politician, lieutenant governor - Herbert Samuel HoltHerbert Samuel HoltSir Herbert Samuel Holt was an Irish-born Canadian civil engineer who became a businessman, banker, and corporate director....
, former president of the Royal Bank of Canada - Homer A. HoltHomer A. HoltHomer Adams Holt was a West Virginia lawyer and politician who served as that state's 20th governor from 1937 to 1941. Born in Lewisburg, West Virginia, he attended the Greenbrier Military School there and then went on to graduate from Washington and Lee University in 1918, where he was a member...
, American politician - Jack Holt (actor)Jack Holt (actor)Jack Holt was an American motion picture actor. He was a leading man of silent and sound films, and was known for his many roles in Westerns.-Early life:...
- Jack Holt (dinghy designer)Jack Holt (dinghy designer)Jack Holt, OBE was a prolific designer of sailing dinghies. His pioneering designs of dingies using plywood did much to popularise the sport of sailing in the period immediately following World War II....
- James Alan HoltJames Alan HoltJames Holt is a journalist and radio news reader, currently the Head of News at MNA Broadcasting.He was named as Weekly Journalist of the Year in 2005 at the awards....
, British journalist and radio news reader - Jefferson HoltJefferson HoltJefferson Holt is the founder of and former manager of rock band R.E.M., often referred to as the band's "fifth member," from 1981-1996.In 1996, Holt and R.E.M. parted ways. When asked about leaving the band he offered this statement to Chuck Philips, L.A.Times Staff Writer:"I've agreed to keep...
, former manager of rock band R.E.M. - Jennifer HoltJennifer HoltJennifer Holt was an American actress.-Biography:Born Elizabeth Marshall Holt in Hollywood, California to actor Jack Holt and his wife, Margaret Woods...
, American actress - Jim Holt (Arkansas politician)
- John Holt, various people, one of whom helped establish Holt RenfrewHolt RenfrewHolt Renfrew is a chain of high-end Canadian department stores. It is comparable to Barneys New York and Saks Fifth Avenue in the United States, and to two other upmarket chains owned by the same family, Britain's Selfridges and Ireland's Brown Thomas...
, the Canadian department store - Joseph HoltJoseph HoltGeneral Joseph Holt was a leading member of the Buchanan administration and was Judge Advocate General of the United States Army, most notably during the Lincoln assassination trials.-Early life:...
, American judge - Joseph Holt (rebel)Joseph Holt (rebel)Joseph Holt was a United Irish general and leader of a large guerrilla force which fought against British troops in County Wicklow from June–October 1798. He was exiled to Australia in 1799 where he worked as a farm manager and eventually returned to Ireland in 1814.-Background:Holt was one of six...
United Irish general - Knut HolteKnut HolteKnut Holte is a retired Norwegian football defender.He played for Hamarkameratene from 1986 to 1990. Then, from 1991 to 1993, he played 48 Norwegian Premier League games and scored 4 goals for SFK Lyn. In 1994 and 1995 he played 35 league games and scored 5 goals for Stabæk Fotball...
, a retired Norwegian footballer - Kolbjørn Holthe, Norwegian violinist; current artistic leader of the Tromsø Symphony Orchestra
- Amoene van HaersolteAmoene van HaersolteAmoene van Haersolte was a Dutch Jonkvrouw and author. She won the first P. C...
, (née Van Holthe tot Echten); Dutch noblewoman and author; winner of first P. C. Hooft AwardP. C. Hooft AwardThe P.C. Hooft Award is a Dutch language literary oeuvre award, given annually. The award is alternately given for prose , essays and poetry.... - Ole Kristian Holthe, Norwegian, former director of Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)
- Kåre HoltKåre HoltKåre Holt was a Norwegian author.His initial work was published in 1939, a children’s book named Tore Kramkar. As his career progressed, Holt wrote many children’s books, plays, radio plays, biographies, and historical novels. The trilogy Kongen about King Sverre Sigurdsson is considered his...
, Norwegian author - Kristin HoltKristin HoltKristin Nicole Adams , née Holt, is a television personality and entertainment news correspondent. She is most noted as a host of G4's Cheat!, a television show dedicated to video game cheats and strategies. The show now airs as a segment on G4's X-Play. She also substitutes hosting roles for the...
, television personality - Lester Holt, American news journalist
- Luther Emmett HoltLuther Emmett HoltLuther Emmett Holt was an American pediatrician and author, noted for writing The Care and Feeding of Children in 1894....
, pediatrician - Marjorie HoltMarjorie HoltMarjorie Sewell Holt , a Republican, was a U.S. Congresswoman who represented Maryland's 4th congressional district from January 3, 1973 to January 3, 1987. She was the first Republican woman elected to Congress from Maryland....
, United States representative from Maryland - Melvin Holt, American actor
- Michael Holt (author)Michael Holt (author)Michael Holt is a UK author of puzzle and quiz books for children, including several Doctor Who related quiz books and Crisis In Space in the Make Your Own Adventure with Doctor Who series. He was also the co-author of Puffin Books' Big Book of Puzzles series. He taught mathematics and geometry in...
- Michael Holt (musician)Michael Holt (musician)Michael Holt is a musician who lives in Toronto, Canada. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1968, and raised in New York City, where he learned to play the piano as a child...
- Michael Holt (snooker player)Michael Holt (snooker player)Michael Holt is a professional snooker player from Nottingham, England. , he has reached the quarter finals of three ranking tournaments – the 1999 UK Championship, the 2003 LG Cup, and the 2005 Grand Prix.-Career:...
- Mister Terrific (Michael Holt)Mister Terrific (Michael Holt)Michael Holt is a fictional character, a comic book superhero appearing in publications by DC Comics. First appearing in Spectre #54 , he is the second character to take up the Mister Terrific mantle....
, fictional character in the DC Universe - Orrin HoltOrrin HoltOrrin Holt was a United States Representative from Connecticut. He was born in Willington, Connecticut. He received a limited schooling and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was a member of the Connecticut State House of Representatives 1830-1832...
, United States representative from Connecticut - Patti LaBellePatti LaBellePatricia Louise Holte-Edwards , better known under the stage name, Patti LaBelle, is a Grammy Award winning American singer, author and actress who has spent over 50 years in the music industry...
, (born Patricia Louise Holte) American singer and actress - Peter HoltPeter HoltPeter M. Holt is a businessman. He is the CEO of Holt Cat, the largest Caterpillar dealership in the United States and chairman, CEO, and owner of Spurs Sports & Entertainment, which owns the 4-time NBA champion San Antonio Spurs, theWNBA's San Antonio Silver Stars, the AHL's San Antonio Rampage,...
, American businessman - Pierce HoltPierce HoltPierce Holt is an American former professional football player who was a defensive lineman for the San Francisco 49ers and Atlanta Falcons from 1988 to 1995. He played collegiately at Angelo State University and was selected by the 49ers in the 2nd round of the 1988 NFL Draft...
, American football player - Randy HoltRandy HoltStewart Randall Holt is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who spent 10 seasons in the National Hockey League...
, Canadian ice hockey player - Ric HoltRic HoltRichard C. "Ric" Holt is a computer science professor.Ric Holt was one of the original developers of the Turing programming language, , Euclid programming language, SP/k, and of the S/SL programming language...
, Canadian computer scientist - Robert HoltRobert HoltRobert Wilfred Holt was an Australian politician. Born in Launceston, Tasmania, he was educated in Melbourne at Scotch College and the University of Melbourne. He became a barrister in 1940. In 1945 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the Labor member for Portland. He was...
, American academic author - Rush D. Holt, Jr.Rush D. Holt, Jr.Rush Dew Holt, Jr. is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Democratic Party. He is currently the only Quaker in Congress.-Early life and education :Rush D. Holt was born to Rush D...
, a U.S. Representative from New Jersey - Rush D. Holt, Sr., a U.S. Senator from West Virginia
- Sam B. HoltSam B. HoltSamuel B. "Frosty" Holt was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach in the United States.-Coaching career:Holt was the head coach for the William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team for the 1945–1946 season. In his sole year at the program's helm, Holt compiled 10–10 record...
, American college basketball coach - Sandrine HoltSandrine HoltSandrine Holt is a British-born Eurasian Canadian model turned actress.-Early life:Holt was born Sandrine Ho in London, England to a Chinese father and a French mother. At age five, she and her family moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, which has remained her hometown. Holt attended St...
, model and actress - Seth HoltSeth HoltSeth Holt was a British film director, producer and editor.Originally a film editor, he worked on a number of Ealing comedies before directing a number of features for Hammer Studios...
, British film director and producer - Simeon ten HoltSimeon ten HoltSimeon ten Holt is a Dutch composer. Ten Holt studied with Jakob van Domselaer, eventually developing a highly personal style of minimal composition...
, Dutch composer - Simma HoltSimma HoltSimma Holt, is a Canadian journalist, author, and a former member of the Canadian House of Commons.Born in Vegreville, Alberta, she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1944 from the University of Manitoba. That same year she joined The Vancouver Sun as a reporter, feature writer, and columnist...
, Canadian journalist and politician - Simon HoltSimon HoltSimon Holt is a British composer.-Biography:Holt was educated at Bolton School. Shortly after graduating from the Royal Northern College of Music, he became firmly established on the new music circuit with a series of commissions and fruitful collaborations with the London Sinfonietta and the Nash...
, British composer - Steve Holt (disambiguation)Steve Holt (disambiguation)Steve Holt may refer to:*Steve Holt , Canadian musician*Steve Holt , guitarist for the band 36 Crazyfists*Steve Holt , fictional character on the Fox TV series Arrested Development...
, several people - Søren Uhrenholdt, Danish immigrant to the US, and early conservationist; Uhrenholdt Memorial State Forest, in Wisconsin named after him
- Terrence HoltTerrence HoltTerrence DaQuay Holt is an American football safety who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the fifth round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at North Carolina State....
, American football player; younger brother of Torry Holt - Thomas Michael HoltThomas Michael HoltCol. Thomas Michael Holt was a prominent North Carolina industrialist who served as the 47th Governor of North Carolina from 1891 to 1893...
, textile manufacturer, whose eponymous company eventually became part of Burlington Industries - Tim HoltTim HoltTim Holt was an American film actor perhaps best known for co-starring in the 1948 film The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.-Early life:...
, American actor - Tim Holt (statistician)Tim Holt (statistician)David Holt CB is a British statistician who is Professor Emeritus of Social Statistics at the University of Southampton...
- Tom HoltTom HoltTom Holt is a British novelist.He was born in London, the son of novelist Hazel Holt, and was educated at Westminster School, Wadham College, Oxford, and The College of Law, London....
, British novelist - Tor Håkon HolteTor Håkon HolteTor Håkon Holte is a Norwegian cross country skier who competed from 1982 to 1987. He won the 4 x 10 km gold at the 1985 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Seefeld and finished 9th in the 50 km event at those same championships....
, Norwegian Olympic cross country skier; gold at the 1985 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships1985 FIS Nordic World Ski ChampionshipsThe FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1985 took place January 16-27, 1985 in Seefeld, Austria . This was the fourth time the Innsbruck area hosted these championships, having done so in 1933, the 1964 Winter Olympics, and the 1976 Winter Olympics... - Torry HoltTorry HoltAfter injuring his knee at the Senior Bowl, Holt, at 192 pounds, ran a 4.44 second 40-yard dash and had a vertical jump of 37 inches at the 1999 NFL Combine-St. Louis Rams:...
, American football player; older brother of Terrence Holt - Victor HoltVictor HoltVictor Holt, Jr. was an American college basketball standout at Oklahoma in the late 1920s. He was an All-American and the Helms National Player of the Year in 1928...
, American basketball player - Victoria Holt, pseudonym of Eleanor Alice Burford Hibbert, British author
- William Holt (disambiguation), several people
- Bertil HultBertil HultBertil Hult, born 1941, is a Swedish business man who founded the educational and language travel company EF Education First in 1965. He served as the company's CEO until 2002 and is now chairman of the board. Under Bertil Hult's supervision, EF grew to become a multi-billion dollar corporation...
, Swedish; founded international education company EF Education FirstEF Education FirstEF Education First is an international education company that specializes in language training, educational travel, academic degree programs and cultural exchange. The company was founded in 1965 by Bertil Hult, in the Swedish university town of Lund under the name Europeiska Ferieskolan...
; Hult International Business SchoolHult International Business SchoolHult International Business School is a business school with operations in the Boston area, San Francisco, London, Dubai and Shanghai, offering several business-related degree programs, including MBA, Master and undergraduate degrees.The school is accredited by the New England Association of...
is named for him - Johan HultinJohan HultinJohan Hultin is a retired pathologist known for discovering tissues containing traces of the 1918 influenza virus that killed millions worldwide, and for this he has been described as the "Indiana Jones of the scientific set."-Biography:...
, noted Swedish-American pathologist - Karl HultKarl HultKarl Hult is a Swedish biochemist and researcher. He is a professor emeritus at the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, and has contributed to research within the fields of metabolism and biocatalysis.-Research:...
, Swedish biochemist and researcher. Professor emeritus at the Royal Institute of TechnologyRoyal Institute of TechnologyThe Royal Institute of Technology is a university in Stockholm, Sweden. KTH was founded in 1827 as Sweden's first polytechnic and is one of Scandinavia's largest institutions of higher education in technology. KTH accounts for one-third of Sweden’s technical research and engineering education...
, Stockholm - Karl-Erik HultKarl-Erik HultKarl-Erik Hult was a Swedish football player and manager. Both his brothers, Leif and Nils, were professional footballers as well.-Manager career:...
, (1936–2010), Swedish footballer and manager - Kurt Hultin, Swedish architect; helped design KronprinsenKronprinsenKronprinsen is a neighbourhood and complex of modernist buildings including a landmark high-rise tower located in Malmö, Sweden in the city district of Västra Innerstaden . The high-rise tower itself is commonly referred to as Kronprinsen...
(The Crown Prince) in 1964, Sweden's first high-rise, in the city of MalmöMalmöMalmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County... - Nils Hult, commissioner who helped create the Hult Center for the Performing ArtsHult Center for the Performing ArtsThe Hult Center for the Performing Arts is a performing arts facility in Eugene, Oregon, that opened in 1982.It is located adjacent to the Eugene Hilton and the Eugene Community Conference Center, which were also completed in 1982, as part of the same urban renewal project.The Hult Center and the...
, in EugeneEugene, OregonEugene is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Lane County. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast.As of the 2010 U.S...
, OregonOregonOregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern... - Ragnar HultRagnar HultRagnar Hult was a Finnish botanist and plant geographer. He was a forerunner in developing a methodology for vegetation survey. He emphasized the physiognomy of vegetation and paid less attention to its ecology...
, (1857–1899) important Finnish botanist and plant geographer - John Langford-HoltJohn Langford-HoltSir John Anthony Langford-Holt was a British Conservative Member of Parliament for Shrewsbury from 1945 to 1983. Unlike most other members of Parliament, Sir John made it clear that he would never seek ministerial office and would refuse it he were offered such a post.He was born in Studdale,...
, British Member of Parliament - Laura Pendergest-HoltLaura Pendergest-HoltLaura Pendergest-Holt is an alleged Ponzi scheme artist financier and former Chief Investment Officer of Stanford Financial Group, who was charged with a civil charge of fraud on February 17, 2009...
, a Chief Investment Officer with Stanford Financial Group - Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen, Norwegian Olympic cross-country skier; won gold medal in sprint, 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski ChampionshipsFIS Nordic World Ski ChampionshipsThe FIS Nordic World Ski Championships have been held in various numbers and types of events since 1925 for men and since 1954 for women. Championship events include nordic skiing's three disciplines: cross-country skiing, ski jumping, and nordic combined...
- Tess Uriza HoltheTess Uriza HoltheTess Uriza Holtheis a Filipino-American writer, who was born and raised in Bernal Heights, San Francisco and is best known for her National Bestselling novel When the Elephants Dance.-Biography:...
, Filipino-American writer of US bestselling novel When the Elephants Dance (2002), and The Five-Forty-Five To Cannes
Places with name Holt (or derivative forms)
- DiepholzDiepholzDiepholz is a town and capital of the district of Diepholz, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Hunte, approximately 45 km northeast of Osnabrück, and 60 km southwest of Bremen....
town and capital of the district of Diepholz, in Lower SaxonyLower SaxonyLower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
, GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... - Döderhult, parish in Oskarshamn MunicipalityOskarshamn MunicipalityOskarshamn Municipality is a municipality in Kalmar County in south-eastern Sweden, where the city Oskarshamn is seat....
, Kalmar CountyKalmar CountyKalmar County is a county or län in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Kronoberg, Jönköping, Blekinge and Östergötland. To the east in the Baltic Sea is the island Gotland....
, SwedenSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
; Misterhult is a nearby parish - OskarshamnOskarshamnOskarshamn is a coastal city and the seat of Oskarshamn Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 17,258 inhabitants in 2010.-History:The location of Oskarshamn was known as Döderhultsvik since the Medieval age...
City, was earlier called Döderhultsvik (orig. Duderhultevik), after the nearby bay, which is still called Döderhultsvik (vik=bay) - HoltHolt, DorsetHolt is a village in east Dorset, England, two miles north of Wimborne Minster. The village has a population of 1,265 . The village has a football team called Holt United who play in the Dorset Premier League....
is a village in east DorsetDorsetDorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
, EnglandEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, two miles north of Wimborne MinsterWimborne MinsterWimborne Minster is a market town in the East Dorset district of Dorset in South West England, and the name of the Church of England church in that town...
. - HolteHolteHolte is a town and the northernmost suburb of Metropolitan Copenhagen located in Rudersdal municipality, Denmark. It is located between Rudersdal and the top of Geel's Hill on the shores of the Furesø lake....
, northern suburb of Metropolitan CopenhagenMetropolitan CopenhagenThe term Metropolitan Copenhagen consist of Copenhagen and Frederiksberg municipalities and the former Copenhagen County, except for the municipalities Høje-Taastrup, Ledøje-Smørum, in all, 18 municipalities, and except parts of Ballerup, Greve , Ishøj, former Søllerød and former Værløse, ...
, Rudersdal municipalityRudersdal municipalityRudersdal Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden in Denmark. It is situated approximately 20 kilometers north of Copenhagen...
, Denmark; it has a town-hall designed by Arne JacobsenArne JacobsenArne Emil Jacobsen, usually known as Arne Jacobsen, was a Danish architect and designer. He is remembered for contributing so much to architectural Functionalism as well as for the worldwide success he enjoyed with simple but effective chair designs.-Early life and education:Arne Jacobsen was born... - Holt Fleet, village in the Malvern Hills District in the county of WorcestershireWorcestershireWorcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...
, EnglandEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental... - HoltHolt- Natural world :* Holt, an otter den* Holt, an occasional name for a fox den* Holt, an area of woodland, e.g. a grove or copse, especially as a place-name in Great Britain, Scandinavia, Iceland, and Germany...
, market townMarket townMarket town or market right is a legal term, originating in the medieval period, for a European settlement that has the right to host markets, distinguishing it from a village and city...
and civil parishCivil parishIn England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the county of NorfolkNorfolkNorfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
, England - HoltHolt- Natural world :* Holt, an otter den* Holt, an occasional name for a fox den* Holt, an area of woodland, e.g. a grove or copse, especially as a place-name in Great Britain, Scandinavia, Iceland, and Germany...
is a medieval market town in Wrexham Borough, WalesWalesWales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
; site of medieval Holt CastleHolt CastleHolt Castle was a medieval castle in the town of Holt, Wrexham Borough, Wales. Work began in the 13th century during the Welsh Wars, the castle was sited on the Welsh-English border by the banks of the River Dee.... - HultsfredHultsfredHultsfred is a locality and the seat of Hultsfred Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 5,305 inhabitants in 2005. It is best known for the Hultsfred Festival.- References :...
, seat of Hultsfred MunicipalityHultsfred MunicipalityHultsfred Municipality is a municipality in Kalmar County, in south-eastern Sweden. The seat is in the town of Hultsfred....
, Kalmar CountyKalmar CountyKalmar County is a county or län in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Kronoberg, Jönköping, Blekinge and Östergötland. To the east in the Baltic Sea is the island Gotland....
, Sweden; - (The Hultsfred FestivalHultsfred FestivalThe Hultsfred Festival is an annual music festival held in Hultsfred, Sweden. It takes place at the lake Hulingen during three days in the June or July, from Thursday to Saturday. Since the first festival in 1986, its attendance has increased from 7,500 visitors to approximately 32,000 people in...
a world-re-known popular music festival in HultsfredHultsfredHultsfred is a locality and the seat of Hultsfred Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 5,305 inhabitants in 2005. It is best known for the Hultsfred Festival.- References :...
; started 1986, it was cancelled in 2010 for financial reasons) - HultHult, SwedenHult is a locality situated in Eksjö Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden. As of 2005, it had 473 inhabitants....
, a village in Eksjö MunicipalityEksjö MunicipalityEksjö Municipality is a municipality in Jönköping County, southern Sweden, where the town Eksjö is seat.The present municipality was created in 1971 when the former City of Eksjö was amalgamated with three neighboring municipalities....
, Jönköping CountyJönköping CountyJönköping County is a county or län in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Halland, Västra Götaland, Östergötland, Kalmar and Kronoberg. The capital is Jönköping.- Provinces :...
, Sweden, with around 473 inhabitants - ReykholtReykholtThere are two villages with this name in Iceland:-Reykholt :The village is situated in the valley of the river Reykjadalsá, called Reykholtsdalur....
, IcelandIcelandIceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
(reyk=smoke); home of Snorri SturlusonSnorri SturlusonSnorri Sturluson was an Icelandic historian, poet, and politician. He was twice elected lawspeaker at the Icelandic parliament, the Althing...
(1179–1241) historian, politician, poet; recorded of Old NorseOld NorseOld Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
culture - RåshultRåshultRåshult is a village just north of Älmhult in Kronoberg County, Småland, Sweden. Råshult is the village where the Swedish scientist Carolus Linnaeus was born in 1707....
village, Kronoberg CountyKronoberg CountyKronoberg County is a County or län in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Skåne, Halland, Jönköping, Kalmar and Blekinge. Its capital is the city Växjö.- Province :For History, Geography and Culture see: Småland...
, Småland, Sweden; birthplace of Carolus LinnaeusCarolus LinnaeusCarl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...
(Carl von Linné), father of modern taxonomy (1707) - Stenbrohult, the parrish in which RåshultRåshultRåshult is a village just north of Älmhult in Kronoberg County, Småland, Sweden. Råshult is the village where the Swedish scientist Carolus Linnaeus was born in 1707....
is located - Schloß Holte-StukenbrockSchloß Holte-StukenbrockSchloß Holte-Stukenbrock is a town in the district of Gütersloh in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located near the Eggegebirge, approx. 15 km east of Gütersloh and 15 km south-east of Bielefeld. It is the source of the Ems River....
, town in the district of GüterslohGüterslohGütersloh is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in the area of Westphalia and the administrative region of Detmold. Gütersloh is the administrative centre for a district of the same name and has a population of 96,320 people.- Geography :...
in the state of North Rhine-WestphaliaNorth Rhine-WestphaliaNorth Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...
, Germany - SkálholtSkálholtSkálholt is an historical site situated in the south of Iceland at the river Hvítá.-History:Skálholt was, through eight centuries, one of the most important places in Iceland. From 1056 until 1785, it was one of Iceland's two episcopal sees, along with Hólar, making it a cultural and political...
(Old Icelandic: Skálaholt) important historical site in southeast Iceland. From 1056 - 1785, one of Iceland's two episcopal sees - Älmhult MunicipalityÄlmhult MunicipalityÄlmhult Municipality is a municipality in central Kronoberg County in southern Sweden, where the town of Älmhult is seat.In 1901 Älmhult was detached from Stenbrohult and made a market town...
, Kronoberg CountyKronoberg CountyKronoberg County is a County or län in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Skåne, Halland, Jönköping, Kalmar and Blekinge. Its capital is the city Växjö.- Province :For History, Geography and Culture see: Småland...
, Sweden; birthplace of Ingvar KampradIngvar KampradIngvar Feodor Kamprad is a Swedish and the founder of IKEA, a retail company.According to Forbes magazine, as of 2011 he is the 162nd wealthiest person in the world with an estimated net worth of around US$6 billion in 2011...
(IKEAIKEAIKEA is a privately held, international home products company that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture such as beds and desks, appliances and home accessories. The company is the world's largest furniture retailer...
founder); the first IKEA was built in ÄlmhultÄlmhultÄlmhult is a locality and the seat of Älmhult Municipality in Kronoberg County, Sweden with 8,518 inhabitants in 2005.It was in Älmhult that the first IKEA store was built, and IKEA still has a large corporate presence here....