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 also a Malayan civil servant and administrator. At his death, he was the Goldwin Smith Professor of Southeast Asian History Emeritus at Cornell University.[2]