Bill waterhouse biography

What are the Odds?: The Bill Waterhouse Story

AU Author. The Waterhouse name is synonymous with Australian horse racing and bookmaking. For the first time, the family's patriarch, Bill Waterhouse, tells the story of his remarkable life 'playing the odds'. Bill Waterhouse is a true Australian character who has spent a lifetime mixing it with the biggest names in sport, business and politics. Whilst learning the bookmaking art from his father, Bill studied law and practised as a barrister. With his brothers, he built up a property empire, including Sydney's biggest hotel, yet bookmaking remained his passion. By the 1960s he was Australia's biggest bookie, and he remained at the top for over twenty years. Renowned for never refusing to take a gambler on, Big Bill always attracted the high-stake punters. His gambling duels are legendary: from 'Filipino Fireball' Felipe Ysmael and the 'Hong Kong Tiger' Frank Duval, to the up-and-coming Kerry Packer. In the 1980s, with son Robbie already a leading bookmaker, the Fine Cotton affair brought ignominy to the Waterhouse name. Although c

Author(s): Bill Waterhouse

Biography /Memoir

"The tell-all tale - on and off the track - of a legendary man and his extraordinary family.The Waterhouse name is synonymous with Australian horse racing and bookmaking. For the first time, the family s patriarch, Bill Waterhouse, tells the story of his remarkable life playing the odds . Bill Waterhouse is a true Australian character who has spent a lifetime mixing it with the biggest names in sport, business and politics. Whilst learning the bookmaking art from his father, Bill studied law and practised as a barrister. With his brothers, he built up a property empire, including Sydney s biggest hotel, yet bookmaking remained his passion. By the 1960s he was Australia s biggest bookie, and he remained at the top for over twenty years. Renowned for never refusing to take a gambler on, Big Bill always attracted the high-stake punters. His gambling duels are legendary- from Filipino Fireball Felipe Ysmael and the Hong Kong Tiger Frank Duval, to the up-and-coming Kerry Packer. In the 1980s, with son Robbie already a leading bookmaker,

William C. Waterhouse

American mathematician (1941–2016)

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]

Early life and education

Waterhouse was born in Galveston, Texas, on December 31, 1941, the son of William T. Waterhouse and Grace D. Waterhouse,[4] but grew up in Denver, Colorado.[5] His father was an engineer who was employed with the United States Bureau of Reclamation.[6]

He attended East High School in Denver.[7] In a high school mathematics competition spanning the states of Colorado, South Dakota, and Wyoming, he received the highest score in the competition's history and helped his school gain the top mark.[7] As a senior,

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