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]
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 |
Selected works edit
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.[3]
- 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)
Honors edit
- Guggenheim Fellowship, 1972
- Association for Asian Studies (AAS), 1990 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Asian Studies[4]
Notes edit
- ^ Library of Congress (LOC) authority file, Wolters, O. W., ID#134847
- ^ "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
References edit
- "Oliver W. Wolters," SEAP Bulletin (US). Winter/Spring 2002, p. 3
- "Oliver William Wolters, 85, Malay Scholar," New York Times (US). 16 December 2000