William C. Waterhouse
William C. Waterhouse | |
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| Born | December 31, 1941 Galveston, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | June 26, 2016 (aged 74) |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Awards | Lester R. Ford Award (1984, 1995) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Pennsylvania State University Cornell University |
| Thesis | Abelian Varieties over Finite Fields (1968) |
| Doctoral advisor | John 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, after having taught there for over 35 years. The early part of his career was at Cornell University. His research interests included abstract algebra, number theory, group schemes, and the history of mathematics.