Prem Purachatra

Prince Prem Purachatra (Thai: พระวรวงศ์เธอ พระองค์เจ้าเปรมบุรฉัตร; RTGS: Prem Burachat; 12 August 1915 – 24 July 1981) was a Thai prince who worked as a diplomat, English instructor, publisher, poet, playwright, and author. He was a son of Prince Purachatra Jayakara and grandson of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V). He served as president of the Siam Society, was a fellow of the Royal Institute, headed the Department of Modern Languages at Chulalongkorn University (now the Language Institute, which is housed in a building bearing his name), and published the weekly English-language magazine The Standard. He was married to Ngarmchit Purachatra.[1][2]

Prem Purachatra
Prince of Thailand
Born(1915-08-12)12 August 1915
Bangkok, Siam
Died24 July 1981(1981-07-24) (aged 65)
Bangkok, Thailand
SpouseNgarmchit Purachatra
IssueThirachatra Purachatra (adopted)
HousePurachatra family (Chakri Dynasty)
FatherPurachatra Jayakara, Prince of Kamphaengphet
MotherPrincess Prabhavasidhi Narumala

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References

  1. Grossman, Nicholas, ed. (2009). "In memoriam: Renaissance Prince Prem Purachatra". Chronicle of Thailand : headline news since 1946. Singapore: Editions Didier Millet. p. 241. ISBN 9789814217125.
  2. Benjamin (17 August 2017). "New Books: Thailand and Poetry". Thammasat University Library Knowledge Management. Thammasat University Library. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  3. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2497/D/079/2664.PDF
  4. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2498/D/014/327.PDF


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