author
Pierre Jean Hollman
Best remembered for a practical Dutch guide to cheesemaking, this little-known nineteenth-century writer focused on the craft and science behind making better cheese in the Netherlands.
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Handboek voor den kaasmaker in Nederland
by Pierre Jean Hollman
About the author
Very little biographical information about Pierre Jean Hollman is readily confirmed from major reference sources available here. What can be confirmed is that he is credited as the author of Handboek voor den kaasmaker in Nederland, a nineteenth-century Dutch manual on cheesemaking.
His surviving work suggests a practical, instructional approach rather than a literary one. The book is aimed at improving cheese production through clear guidance on milk, technique, and quality, which places Hollman among the specialized agricultural writers whose work was tied closely to everyday working life.
Because reliable personal details were not clearly available in the sources reviewed, it is best to remember him through the usefulness of his writing: a focused handbook for cheesemakers that preserved technical knowledge from its time.