Prem Purachatra

Prem Purachatra
Prem Purachatra
Born	12 August 1915; Bangkok, Siam
Died	24 July 1981 (aged 65); Bangkok, Thailand
Spouse	Ngarmchit Purachatra
Issue	Thirachatra Purachatra (adopted)
House	Purachatra family (Chakri Dynasty)
Father	Purachatra Jayakara, Prince of Kamphaengphet
Mother	Princess Prabhavasit Narimol

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 Standard. He was married to Ngarmchit Purachatra.^[1]^[2]

Ancestors

Ancestors of Prem Purachatra

16. (=24.) Buddha Loetla Nabhalai

8. (=12.) Mongkut

17. (=25.) Sri Suriyendra

4. Chulalongkorn

18. (=26.-28.) Sririwong, Prince of Mattaya Phithak

9. (=13.) Debsirindra

19. (=27.) Noi

2. Purachatra Jayakara, Prince of Kamphaengphet

10. Lord Sathian Raksa (Thiang Kalyanamitra)

5. Wat Kalyanamitra

22. Lord Itsaranuphap

11. Prik Kalyanamitra

23. Kham

1. Prem Purachatra

24. (=16.) Buddha Loetla Nabhalai

12. (=8.) Mongkut

25. (=17.) Sri Suriyendra

6. Chaturanta Rasmi, Prince Chakrabadibongse

26. (=18.-28.) Sririwong, Prince of Mattaya Phithak

13. (=9.) Debsirindra

27. (=19.) Noi

3. Princess Prabhavasidhi Narumala

28. (=18.-26.) Sririwong, Prince of Mattaya Phithak

14. Prince Mongkhonloet

29. Phae

7. Sawang Siriwong

15. Phlop

Academic rank

1954 Professor of Chulalongkorn University^[3]
1955 Professor of Thammasat University^[4]

References

^ 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.
^ Benjamin (17 August 2017). "New Books: Thailand and Poetry". Thammasat University Library Knowledge Management. Thammasat University Library. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
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