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Hermann Eduard von Holst (1841–1904)
von Holst, Hermann Eduard (hōlst). A German-American historian; born at Fellin, Livonia, Russia, June 19, 1841; died on Jan. 20, 1904. Coming to the United States in 1866, he engaged in literary work and lecturing; he returned to Europe, becoming professor in the universities of Strasburg (1872) and Freiburg (1874); appointed professor in the University of Chicago (1892), he came to this country again. He wrote: ‘Constitutional and Political History of the United States’ (5 vols., 1876–85); ‘Lives’ of John C. Calhoun and John Brown; ‘Constitutional Law of the United States.’ (See Critical and Biographical Introduction).