Joseph Austin Holmes | |
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_(14576704380).jpg) Holmes (c. 1911) | |
| 1st Director of the U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| In office 1910–1915 | |
| Preceded by | Bureau established |
| Succeeded by | Van H. Manning |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 23, 1859 Laurens, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | July 13, 1915 (aged 56) Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Resting place | Rock Creek Cemetery Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Citizenship | American |
| Spouse | Jean Daiziel Sprunt |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geology Agriculture |
| Institutions | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (1881–1903) U.S. Geological Survey (1904–1910) U.S. Bureau of Mines (1910–1915) |
Joseph Austin Holmes (January 23, 1859 – July 15, 1915) was a geologist and occupational safety and health pioneer, best known as the first director of the U.S. Bureau of Mines. He is the namesake of the Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association created in 1916.