| Oliver William Wolters | |
|---|---|
| Born |
8 June 1915 Reading, England |
| Died | 5 December 2000 (aged 85) |
| Citizenship | British |
| Fields | History |
| Institutions | Cornell University |
| Alma mater |
Oxford University (BA, 1937) SOAS (PhD, 1961) |
| 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 |
| Influences | George Coedès |
Oliver William Wolters OBE (8 June 1915 – 5 December 2000) was a British academic, historian and author. 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.
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.