Prem Purachatra | |
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Born | Bangkok, Siam | 12 August 1915
Died | 24 July 1981 Bangkok, Thailand | (aged 65)
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]