Mahidol Adulyadej

Thai prince

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]

Mahidol Adulyadej
มหิดลอดุลยเดช
Prince Father
Prince of Songkla
Born(1892-01-01)1 January 1892
Grand Palace, Bangkok, Siam
Died24 September 1929(1929-09-24) (aged 37)
Sa Pathum Palace, Pathum Wan, Bangkok, Siam
Burial16 March 1930
Royal Crematorium, Sanam Luang, Bangkok, Siam
Spouse
Sangwan Talapat (m. 1920)
Issue
Full name
Mahidol Adulyadej Naresuan Maharajadhibodindra Chulalongkoranindravarangkun Sombunbenjabhon Sirisavati Khattiya Warophatosuchati Kunnasangkatkiatprakit Laksanavichit Phisitburut Chanuttamarat Phattanasak Akavorarajakumarn
Posthumous name
Somdet Phra Mahitala Dhibesra Adulyadej Vikrom Phra Borommaraja Chanok
HouseMahidol (Chakri dynasty)
FatherChulalongkorn (Rama V)
MotherSavang Vadhana
ReligionTheravada Buddhism
Signature
AllegianceKingdom of Siam
Service/branch
Years of service1908–1914
Rank

Early life change

He was born in 1892 in Bangkok. He was the 69th child of King Chulalongkorn.

Education change

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

In 1920, he married Princess Srinagarindra. He died in 1929 at the age of 37 due to kidney disease.[3]

Reference change

  1. Post Publishing PCL. "Prince Mahidol & medical education in Thailand". bangkokpost.com.
  2. "Thailand's "Father of Modern Medicine"". News. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  3. 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).

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