Evening star., 1933-04-21
NOTED SCIENTIST
DIES IN DETROIT
Dr.. William Henry Holmes
Was Connected With Smith,
sonian and Art Gallery. 4

Dr.. william Henry Holmes a ne
Smithsonian Institution, former d.
rector Of the National Gallery of Art,
died yesterday ct the home Of his son,
william n. Holmes, 1t Royal Oak,
Mich, near Detroit. He vas as.
DR.. Holmes retired from the bead
Of the art gallery less than year ago
June 30. 1e32-and had been living
With his son since. Previously he had
resided at the Cosmos Club here. He
was appointed curator Of the art gal
lery IN 1906 and was made director In
1870, when the gallery was established
By legislation In Congress - . sep
arate unit Of the Smithsonian.
Native Of Ohio.
Born in Harrison County, Ohio, IN
l846, he was about to set out for Salem,
Mass, to complete his normal educa-
ton when. after mentioning his pur-
pose to q friend, he was persuaded to
come to Warrington to join a class In
painting under Theodore Kaufman.
Shortly after coming here he had oc-
casion to visit the Smithsonian 1nsti-
tuition, and two Of the professors-F. B.
Meek and w. H. Hall-learning he
could draw. put him to work making
drawings Of the shells they were study
ing. In the Spring Of 1872 he was
made artist to the survey Of the Terri.
tories, Under DR.. F. v. Hayden, United
States geologist, and was one Of the
explorers Of the Yellowstone and Of the
colorado. One Of the peaks In Utah
Is named Mount Holmes for him. He
was first Of his party and probably the
first white man to reach the summit
Of tho famous Mount Holy Cross IN
Colorado.
During 1874 and 1875 he studied the
archaeological remains In Southwest
ern COLORADO, including the Mesa Verde
cnn dwellings, and later. under Smith
sonian direction, corresponding NJ
searches were carried by him over
many States and Tefritories. Among
his researches were those carried on
Ct ths roct quaEries along Piney
In 1898 he was awarded the Due le
LoubAt prize Of 81, 900 for the most i'm
portant work In archaeological research
Tor the five-year period then ending.
In 1892 he was appointed to q nom
resident profeseorship Of anthropic
geology ct the University Of Chicago.
and two years later he became cura-
tor Of anthropology In the Field Mu-
scum there. It was he who compiled
the comprehensive report on the A. V.
Armour expedition to Yucatan In 1895.
Became Head Curator.
Returning to Washington in 1897,
Prof. Holmes became head curator OF
anthropolgy ct the National Museum,
and In 1905 he was elected to the Ma
tional Academy Of Sciences. From
1907 until 1909 he was head Of the
Bureau Of American Ethnology at the
emithsouian. and In 1910 organized the
National Museums division Of physical
anthropology, securing the appoint
ment Of DR.. Ales Hrdlicka Is its cura-
tor. He remained as head Of the
anthropology department As well as Of
the National Gallery Of Art until his
retirement in 1882
DR.. Holmes photography includes 217
publications, relating largely to his SCI
entifc activities.
His only survivors are two sons,
Osgood Holmes, Employed In the of1ce
Of municipal architect here, and Will
liam H. Holmes, IN business in Detroit.
Cremation Is to be In Detroit, and
the ashes brought hero for burial some
time next week. Services are to be
held at the home Of his son, Osgood,
1854 Belmont street. at 4 pm. Mon
Day. Burial viii be in Rock Greek
Cemetery.