Richard Holland

was born within the City of Lincoln, and for a time educated in this University, but took no degree. Afterwards he taught the grounds of Geography and Mathematicks among the young scholars for about 50 years, grew wealthy, and being always sedulous in his employment, several afterwards became eminent by his instruction. He wrot for their use,

Globe notes. Oxon. 1678. oct. sec. edit.

Notes how to get the angle of the parallax, or a Comet. Oxon. 1668. oct. He died on the first day of May in sixteen hundred seventy and seven, aged 81 years, and was buried very deep behind the south door of the Parish Church of S. Peter in the East within the City of Oxon. 1677. His employment in instructing young scholars, was afterwards taken up by Joh. Caswell M. A. of Wad. Coll. afterwards Vice-principal of Hart Hall. Besides this Rich. Holland, is another of both his names, M. of A. and Rector of S. George’s Church in Stanford in Lincolnshire, Author of one or more sermons.