William C. Waterhouse

William C. Waterhouse
Born(1941-12-31)December 31, 1941
Galveston, Texas, U.S.
DiedJune 26, 2016(2016-06-26) (aged 74)
State College, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma materHarvard University
AwardsLester R. Ford Award (1984, 1995)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsPennsylvania State University
Cornell University
ThesisAbelian Varieties over Finite Fields (1968)
Doctoral advisorJohn Tate

William Charles Waterhouse (December 31, 1941 – June 26, 2016) was an American mathematician. He was a professor emeritus of Mathematics at Pennsylvania State University,[1] after having taught there for over 35 years.[2] The early part of his career was at Cornell University.[2] His research interests included abstract algebra, number theory, group schemes, and the history of mathematics.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference dir-emer was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "News from the AMS: William C. 'Bill' Waterhouse (1941–2016)". American Mathematical Society. September 6, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  3. ^ PSU Mathematics Department - Faculty, retrieved 2010-02-06.