Charles Frederick Holder

Charles Frederick Holder
oval portrait of Charles Frederick Holder
Born(1851-08-05)August 5, 1851
Lynn, Massachusetts, US
DiedOctober 10, 1915(1915-10-10) (aged 64)
Pasadena, California, US
Occupation(s)Naturalist, writer
SpouseSarah Elizabeth Ufford Holder (1852-1925)
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Charles Frederick Holder (1851–1915) was an American naturalist, conservationist, and writer who produced over 40 books and thousands of articles.[1][2] Known as a pioneer of big-game fishing, he founded and led the Tuna Club of Avalon, credited as the first game fishing organization.[3][4] He was socially active in Pasadena, California, where he was a trustee of Throop College and co-founder of the Tournament of Roses.

  1. ^ Harper, Franklin, ed. (1913). "Holder, Charles Frederick". Who's Who on the Pacific Coast. Harper Publishing Company. pp. 275–276.
  2. ^ Kunz, George F. (1915). "Dr. Charles Frederick Holder". Science. 42 (1093): 823–825. Bibcode:1915Sci....42..823K. doi:10.1126/science.42.1093.823. JSTOR 1640273. PMID 17745778.
  3. ^ Patricia Maxwell; Bob Rhein; Jerry Roberts (2014). Catalina A to Z: A Glossary Guide to California's Island Jewel. Arcadia Publishing Incorporated. p. 77. ISBN 978-1-61423-978-9.
  4. ^ Stan Ulanski (2016). The California Current: A Pacific Ecosystem and Its Fliers, Divers, and Swimmers. University of North Carolina Press. p. 111. ISBN 978-1-4696-2825-7.