Prem Purachatra
Prince Prem Purachatra (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 Standard.
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Prem Purachatra
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- Name
- Prem Purachatra
- Spouse
- Ngarmchit Purachatra
- Born
- 12 August 1915
- Birthplace
- Bangkok, Siam
- Died
- 24 July 1981
- Place of death
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Nationality
- Thailand
- Occupation
- writer · diplomat · opinion journalist · poet · playwright · pedagogue
- Fields
- diplomacy · opinion journalism · poetry · drama
- Languages
- Thai
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Prem Purachatra lived from 12 August 1915 to 24 July 1981 and was a writer.
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Prem Purachatra was born on 12 August 1915 and died on 24 July 1981.
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He was married to Ngarmchit Purachatra.
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• Name — Prem Purachatra • Spouse — Ngarmchit Purachatra • Issue — Thirachatra Purachatra (adopted) • House — Purachatra family (Chakri Dynasty) • Father — Purachatra Jayakara, Prince of Kamphaengphet • Mother — Princess Prabhavasit Narimol • Born — 12 August 1915 • Birthplace — Bangkok, Siam • Died — 24 July 1981 • Place of death — Bangkok, Thailand
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