▁ ▁Biography ▁Holland ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁W im ble don , ▁London ▁and ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁West min ster ▁School ▁before ▁moving ▁to ▁the ▁Royal ▁Academy ▁of ▁Music , ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁with ▁Frederick ▁C order . ▁He ▁later ▁studied ▁with ▁Joseph ▁Jo achim ▁at ▁the ▁Musik ho ch schule ▁in ▁Berlin . ▁ ▁Holland ▁initially ▁purs ued ▁a ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁theatre , ▁but ▁he ▁won ▁two ▁mentions ▁in ▁dispatch es ▁and ▁an ▁O BE ▁for ▁his ▁services ▁during ▁the ▁Great ▁War . ▁The ▁war , ▁however , ▁left ▁him ▁shell - sh ock ed , ▁a ▁condition ▁with ▁which ▁he ▁suffered ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁life . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁Holland ▁was ▁appointed ▁Professor ▁of ▁Harm ony ▁and ▁C ounter point ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Academy ▁of ▁Music , ▁a ▁position ▁he ▁would ▁hold ▁until ▁he ▁died . ▁His ▁professional ▁duties ▁included ▁those ▁of ▁Tre as urer ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Musical ▁Association ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁on ▁the ▁comm itte es ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Phil harm onic ▁Society ▁and ▁the ▁In cor por ated ▁Society ▁of ▁Mus icians . ▁ ▁His ▁students ▁included ▁I ris ▁du ▁Pr é , ▁mother ▁of ▁cell ist ▁Jac qu eline ▁du ▁Pr é . ▁Less ons ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁music ▁room ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁his ▁London ▁home ▁in ▁E ld on ▁Road , ▁K ens ington , ▁also ▁the ▁scene ▁of ▁regular ▁concert s ▁and ▁musical ▁gather ings . ▁Holland ' s ▁wife ▁Is mé na ▁became ▁god m