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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Example Sentences

“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

“I’ve already had some of the teachers here … reach out to bring their classes in to look at the Saint John’s Bible,” Mr. Hollerith said.

From Washington Times • Oct. 18, 2023

Hollerith said that in addition to underwriting capital repairs, the funding will be used to support the cathedral’s continuing operations, which can cost as much as $50,000 a day.

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

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