Mahidol Adulyadej
| Mahidol Adulyadej มหิดลอดุลยเดช | |||||||||
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| Born | 1 January 1892 Grand Palace, Bangkok, Siam | ||||||||
| Died | 24 September 1929 (aged 37) Sa Pathum Palace, Pathum Wan, Bangkok, Siam | ||||||||
| Burial | 16 March 1930 Royal Crematorium, Sanam Luang, Bangkok, Siam | ||||||||
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| House | Mahidol (Chakri dynasty) | ||||||||
| Father | Chulalongkorn (Rama V) | ||||||||
| Mother | Savang Vadhana | ||||||||
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism | ||||||||
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| Allegiance | Kingdom of Siam | ||||||||
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| Years of service | 1908–1914 | ||||||||
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Mahidol Adulyadej (1892-1929) was former prince and a member of the Thai royal family. He was the father of Thai kings Ananda Mahidol (Rama VIII) and Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX). He is known as the Father of modern medicine and public health in Thailand.[1]
Early life
[change | change source]He was born in 1892 in Bangkok. He was the 69th child of King Chulalongkorn.
Education
[change | change source]He studied at the Royal Prussian Military Preparatory College and the Imperial Military Academy in Germany. Later In 1916, he went to the United States to study public health at Harvard University. He earned a certificate in public health in 1921.[2]
Personal life
[change | change source]In 1920, he married Princess Srinagarindra. He died in 1929 at the age of 37 due to kidney disease.[3]
Reference
[change | change source]- ↑ Post Publishing PCL. "Prince Mahidol & medical education in Thailand". bangkokpost.com.
- ↑ "Thailand's "Father of Modern Medicine"". News. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ↑ William H. Becker. "Assets: Rockefellerfoundation." Rockefellerfoundation. 2013. https://assets.rockefellerfoundation.org/app/uploads/20131001203515/Innovative-Partners.pdf Archived 2016-12-20 at the Wayback Machine (29 November 2016 ที่เข้าถึง).