Professor Eben Gowrie Waterhouse
Preferred forename Gowrie
Professor of German
- Born
- 29 April 1881, Waverley, New South Wales
- Died
- 17 August 1977, Killara, New South Wales
- Sex
- Male
- Father
- Gustavus John Waterhouse (merchant; son of The Revd Jabez Bunting Waterhouse, Wesleyan min)
- Mother
- Mary Jane Vickery (daughter of The Hon Ebenezer Vickery [qv])
- Brother of Dr Gustavus Athol Waterhouse [qv] and Leslie Vickery Waterhouse [qv]; married Janet Frew Kellie; father of Dr Douglas Frew Waterhouse [qv]
Degrees
| 1903 | Bachelor of Arts | The University of Sydney |
| 1919 | Master of Arts | The University of Sydney |
Career
- Linguist.
- Assoc Prof of German, USyd 1926-38, Prof of German 1938-45.
- Camellia expert.
Sources
PeopleAustralia: https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/waterhouse-eben-gowrie-8991
Other Online: https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001477b.htm