O. W. Wolters - Wikipedia
- ️Tue Jun 08 1915
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Oliver William Wolters | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 June 1915 |
| Died | 5 December 2000 (aged 85) |
| Citizenship | British |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford (BA, 1937) SOAS (PhD, 1961) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | History |
| Institutions | Cornell University |
| Doctoral advisor | D.G.E. Hall |
| Notable students | Barbara Watson Andaya, Leonard Andaya, Reynaldo Ileto, Charnvit Kasetsiri, Anthony Milner, Craig Reynolds, M. C. Ricklefs, Shiraishi Takashi |
Oliver William Wolters OBE (8 June 1915 – 5 December 2000) was a British academic, historian and author.[1] He was a Malayan civil servant and administrator from 1937 to 1957. He lectured at the School of Oriental and African Studies from 1957 to 1963, then taught at Cornell University from 1964 to 1984.[2] At his death, he was the Goldwin Smith Professor of Southeast Asian History Emeritus at Cornell University.[3]
In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about O. W. Wolters, OCLC/WorldCat encompasses roughly 20+ works in 90+ publications in 4 languages and 2,200+ library holdings.[4]
- The Khmer King at Basan (1371-1373) and the Restoration of the Cambodian Chronology during the 14th and 15th Centuries (1965)
- Early Indonesian Commerce: a Study of the Origins of Srĭvijaya. (1962)
- Some Reflections on the Subject of Ayudhyā and the World (1967)
- Southeast Asian History and Historiography: Essays Presented to D.G.E. Hall (1976)
- History, Culture and Region in Southeast Asian Perspectives (1982)
- The Fall of Śrīvijaya in Malay History (1970)
- Culture and Region in Southeast Asian Perspectives (1982)
- Two essays on Đại-Việt in the Fourteenth Century (1988)
- Perdagangan awal Indonesia: satu kajian asal usul kerajaan Srivijaya (1989)
- Early Southeast Asia: Selected Essays (2008)
- Monologue, Dialogue, and Tran Vietnam (2009)
- Guggenheim Fellowship, 1972
- Association for Asian Studies (AAS), 1990 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Asian Studies[5]
- ^ Library of Congress (LOC) authority file, Wolters, O. W., ID#134847
- ^ "Oliver William Wolters, 85, Malay Scholar". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ "Oliver W. Wolters," SEAP Bulletin (US). Winter/Spring 2002, p. 3; retrieved 2011-06-06
- ^ WorldCat Identities: Wolters, O.W.
- ^ Association for Asian Studies (AAS), 1990 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Asian Studies; retrieved 2011-06-06
- "Oliver W. Wolters," SEAP Bulletin (US). Winter/Spring 2002, p. 3
- "Oliver William Wolters, 85, Malay Scholar," New York Times (US). 16 December 2000