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  Ananda Mahidol - QuickSeek Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
King Ananda Mahidol or Rama VIII (long royal name: Phrabat Somdej Phra Paramenthara Maha Ananda Mahidol Phra Athama Ramathibodinthra พระบาทสมเด็จพระปรเมนทรมหาอานันทมหิดล พระอัฐมรามาธิบดินทร (roughly "HM King Ananda Mahidol, the Eighth Ruler") (September 20, 1925 - June 9, 1946) was the eighth king of the Chakri dynasty of Thailand.
Prince Ananda Mahidol Mahidol (Mom Chao Ananda Mahidol Mahidol — หม่อมเจ้า อานันทมหิดล มหิดล) was born in Heidelberg, Germany.
He was the first son of Prince Mahidol Adulyadej of Songkhla (son of King Chulalongkorn) and Mom Sangwal (last title Somdej Phra Sri Nakarindhara Boromaratchachonnani) who were studying there at the time.
encyclopedia.quickseek.com /index.php/Ananda_Mahidol   (2095 words)

  
 Ananda Mahidol   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
King Ananda Mahidol or Rama VIII (royal name Phra Chaoyuhua Ananda Mahidol) (September 20, 1925 - June 9, 1946) was the eighth king of the Chakri dynasty of Thailand.
Ananda Mahidol was born September 20, 1925 in Heidelberg, Germany, where his parents, Mahidol Adulyadej Prince of Songkhla (son of king Chulalongkorn) and Somdej Phra Sri Nakarindhara were studying at that time.
Ananda Mahidol was never crowned as king, but his brother posthumously gave him the full royal title of the nine-fold umbrella.
bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/a/an/ananda_mahidol.html   (273 words)

  
 M a h i d o l   U n i v e r s i t y  - - - -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
A dedicated physician, educator and scientist, Prince Mahidol of Songkla (1892-1929) is known as the father of modern medicine in Thailand.
The life of physician, educator and scientist, Prince Mahidol of Songkla, father of Thailand's monarch, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, was tragically short, yet his legacy lives on in Thailand's status as a regional leader in health care.
HRH Pince Mahidol of Songkla was born on January 1, 1892, in Bangkok, the son of probably the most revere sovereign in Thai history, the great, late 19th century reformer, King Chulalongkorn, and Queen Savang Vadhana.
www.mahidol.ac.th /thailand/king-princeaward.html   (798 words)

  
 International Relations -- International Relations Division, Mahidol University   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Mahidol University has a total of 409 curricula and programs, including 42 at certificate/associate level, 63 at bachelor degree level, 55 at graduate diploma level, 56 at medical residency level, 148 at master's degree level, and 45 at Ph.D. level.
Mahidol University International College, founded in 1986, is the only institution to have international degree programs at undergraduate level, and currently, the college has 14 such programs.
Mahidol University has also established a Network for International Relations to assist in co-ordinating the international activities of the university with that of the faculties.
www.op.mahidol.ac.th /orir/international_relations.htm   (2711 words)

  
 Thailand - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Thailand
The year 1947 saw a military coup by the wartime leader Phibun Songkhram, and the army retained control during the next two decades, with the leader of the military junta periodically changed by a series of bloodless coups: Field Marshal Phibun Songkhram 1947–57, Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat 1957–63, and Gen Thanom Kittikachorn 1963–73.
The monarch, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, was only a figurehead.
Thailand followed a steady anti-communist line under the influence of its alliance with the USA, and was a founder member of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO).
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Thailand   (2510 words)

  
 Bhumibol Adulyadej: biography and encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great (ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช, actually pronounced Phumiphon Adunyadet), King Rama IX of Thailand, born December 5, 1927, has been King of Thailand (Thailand: A country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the Isthmus of Kra to the Malay peninsula) since 1946.
He is the world's longest-serving head of state (head of state: The chief public representative of a country who may also be the head of government), and is the ninth king of the Chakri Dynasty (Chakri Dynasty: the chakri dynasty have ruled thailand since king taksin was declared mad in 1782....
(Bhumibol Adulyadej Por Ror; this is a Thai equivalent to Bhumibol Adulyadej R[ex]).
www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/bhumibol_adulyadej   (2176 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
But it was in his capacity as chairman of the Committee to establish Siriraj School of Medicine that Prince Mahidol demonstrated his capacity and farsightedness as an educational planner, as well as his efficiency as an institutional builder.
The Prince Mahidol Award Foundation Under the Royal Patronage, was established on 1 January 1992 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of His Royal Highness Prince Mahidol.
Prince Mahidol grew up to become the country’s most recognized figure in the development of, among others, medicine and public heath.
www.si.mahidol.ac.th /eng/prince.htm   (584 words)

  
 Untitled Document
On April 28, 1950 King Bhumibol Adulyadej was married to Mom Rajawongse Sirikit Kitiyakara, a great-granddaughter of King Chulalongkorn and the following week, on May 5, 1950, was crowned as King and his wife was installed as Queen in a glittering ceremony in the Grand Palace.
HIS MAJESTY KING BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ of Thailand was born in Cambridge Massachusetts, The United States of America, on Monday the 5th of December 1927, being the third and youngest child of Their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Mahidol of Songkhla.
Prince Mahidol himself was perhaps one of the most modern-minded of all the sons of King Chulalongkorn and his life was dedicated to the development of many modern ideas particularly in the field of Medical Science so that he is now known as the Father of the Modern Thai Medical Profession.
vason99.freewebspace.com /rama-king.htm   (4284 words)

  
 AsiaSource: Asia Biography - a resource of the Asia Society
Born 5 December 1927 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Bhumibol was the son of Prince Mahidol of Songkhla and the grandson of King Chulalongkorn.
Prince Mahidol, who died when Bhumibol was only a year old, was studying public health and medicine at Harvard University when his son was born.
Five years after Mahidol's death, Bhumibol, his sister, and his brother Ananda (later Rama VIII) left Thailand to study in Switzerland.
www.asiasource.org /society/bhumiboladulyadej.cfm   (567 words)

  
 Bhumibol Adulyadej: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Its building and decoration was endorsed by the Thai king, Bhumibol Adulyadej (himself a painter), and was funded by elite Thais representing a broad range of worldly and spiritual endeavours...
The King of Thailand is one of the most revered...government of Thailand, especially to His Majesty, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, and its Embassy in the Philippines, headed by...
Bhumibol Adulyadej, Rama IX, was crowned king...declared martial law.
www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/101232688   (1164 words)

  
 A Monarch as Scientist   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
King Bhumibhol Adulyadej, officially known by his dynastic title of Rama IX, is an extraordinary figure.
The longest reigning member of the Chakri dynasty (he came to the throne in 1946), he has earned not simply the love of his people but their profound respect.
His father, Prince Mahidol, was studying at the Harvard School of Public Health when the King was born.
www.nectec.or.th /users/htk/SciAm/01KING.html   (689 words)

  
 Thai Connections - The Monarchy - King Bhumibol Adulyadej
His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the United States of America, on December 5, 1927, being the third and youngest child of Their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Mahidol of Songkhla.
Secondly, the fact that he is the son of Prince Mahidol is also significant since Prince Mahidol himself was perhaps one of the most modern-minded of all the sons of King Chulalongkorn.
(Prince Mahidol’s life was dedicated to the development of many modern ideas, particularly in the field of medical science and he is known as the father of the modern Thai medical profession.) Last but not least, King Bhumibol was given the significant name of Bhumibol Adulyadej, meaning ‘Strength of the Land with Incomparable Power’.
www.thaiconnections.co.uk /site/content/view/35/63   (518 words)

  
 Bhumipol Adulyadej History Summary
His Majesty King Bhumipol Adulyadej (pronounced Pumipon Adunyadet) is the longest-reigning monarch in the world, having been on the throne since 1946.
King Bhumipol was born 5 December 1927 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where his father Prince Mahidol was studying medicine at Harvard.
His power to withhold or grant legitimacy to a government is also an important informal power, which he rarely uses except at the time of a major political crisis.
www.bookrags.com /history/worldhistory/bhumipol-adulyadej-ema-01   (545 words)

  
 Ananda Mahidol   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Ananda Mahidol was born in Heidelberg, Germany, where his parents, Mahidol Adulyadej Prince of Songkhla (son of king Chulalongkorn) and Somdej Phra Sri Nakarindhara were studying at that time.
Several palace officials were executed in the 1950's for complicity in regicide, but the commonest explanation today is that he shot himself accidentally while cleaning his gun.
William Stevenson's The Revolutionary King, written with cooperation from his successor King Bhumibol Adulyadej, exculpates those executed and suggests he was murdered by the notorious Japanese tactician Major Tsuji Masanobu.
en.mcfly.org /Ananda_Mahidol   (309 words)

  
 Thailand Blogs: Thai life and culture
He was the father of the late Ananda Mahidol (Rama VIII), and the current monarch HRH King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX).
Prince Mahidol is also regarded as the father of modern medicine and public health in Thailand.
And why King Ananda Mahidol was chosen as Rama VIII, was also due to political scenario of that time, which is just after the 1932 Revolution that brought an end to absolute monarchy in Thailand.
www.thai-blogs.com /index.php?p=702&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1   (2428 words)

  
 The King's Birthplace   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
His Majesty King Bhumipol Adulyadej of Thailand was born on December 5, 1927 at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
His Royal Highness Prince Mahidol of Songkla, the Royal Father of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand, was born on January 1, 1892 to Their Majesties King Chulalongkorn (King Rama V) and Queen Savang Vadhana of Thailand.
The significance of Prince Mahidol of Songkla's life lies not only in his contribution to medical education and public health in Thailand, but in his example to all mankind of selflessness and dedication to the welfare of human beings.
www.thailink.com /king.htm   (411 words)

  
 Royalty-7
She died on December 17th., 1995 at the age of 93 and at that time was on record as being the oldest Queen in recent world history.
As a young girl she was sent to study nursing in England by Queen Savang Vadhana and in 1920 was married to HRH Prince Mahidol Adulyadej, Prince of Songkhla, Son of King Chulalongkorn and Queen Savang Vadhana.
Her first child, HRH Prince Galyani Vadhana was born in 1923, and her two sons, the future King Ananda Mahidol and the future King Bhomibol Adulyadej, born 5th., December 1925 in Cambridge Massachusetts in the United States, and in 1927 respectively.
www.usmta.com /royalty-7.htm   (703 words)

  
 Texas Medical Center NEWS
King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit of Thailand presented Dr. Beasley with the Prince Mahidol Award for Medicine on Jan. 31 at the Grand Palace in Bangkok.
The annual prize, awarded by the Prince Mahidol Foundation on the recommendation of an international panel of experts, is a tremendous honor for Dr. Beasley, says Dr. M.
Hepatitis B is transmitted by infected mothers during childbirth, through unprotected sex, the sharing of unsterile needles and via close contact with chronic carriers (child-to-child, mother-to-child), including persistent exposure to saliva of chronic carriers.
www.tmc.edu /tmcnews/02_15_00/page_02.html   (1094 words)

  
 Part I   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Those word, pronounced by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej on the day of his accession to the Throne sound simple in content but they reflect very well the essence of Kingship which has deleloped through the long and varying history of the Thai nation.
His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the ninth ruler of the Chakri Dynasty, has assumed the role of constitutional monarch, with his power theoretically no greater than those of the few surving monarchs in Europ.
In 1935, after King Prajadhipok (Rama VII) abdicated, his elder brother, Prince Ananda Mahidol was proclaimed by the government as the eighth King (Rama VIII) of the Chakri Dynasty.
www.navy.mi.th /newwww/document/history/royalbarges/chapter01.htm   (1422 words)

  
 Printable Version on Encyclopedia.com
BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ [Bhumibol Adulyadej], 1927-, king of Thailand (1946-), b.
A member of the Chakri dynasty, he was at school in Switzerland when his brother, King Ananda Mahidol, died (1946) under mysterious circumstances.
Bhumibol ruled with a regent until 1950, when he was formally crowned Rama IX.
www.encyclopedia.com /printable.aspx?id=1E1:bhumibol   (112 words)

  
 Thailand Bank Notes
His father, Prince Mahidol (son of King Chulalongkorn), was studying medicine at Harvard University.
King Ananda Mahidol (King Rama VIII) then elevated his brother and sister to the Chao Fa status in 1935.
Upon premature death of his brother King Ananda Mahidol in 1946, Chao Fa Bhumibol acceded to the throne.
www.tomchao.com /as/as38.html   (407 words)

  
 His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand
His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej acceded to the Throne as Rama the IX of Thailand on the 9th of June 1946, when he was only 18 years of age.
The task, therefore, fell upon King Bhumibol Adulyadej to be the first really reigning Monarch under the Constitutional System and thus to give a new and contemporary meaning to the Thai Throne.
The words in the Constitution that the King is the Repository of the Sacred Trust of the Thai People and the Supreme Symbol of the Nation's Unity are thus given their true and material meaning.
www.cs.ait.ac.th /wutt/rama9.html   (2353 words)

  
 The Heinz Awards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The winner of the Prince Mahidol Award 2003 in the field of medicine is China Cooperative Research Group on Quinghaosu and its Derivatives as Anti-malarials; while the winner in the field of public health is Prof.
The Prince Mahidol Award Foundation under Royal Patronage of His Majesty the King was established on 1 January, 1992 in commemoration of the centenary of the birth of His Royal Highness Prince Mahidol, the late Prince Father.
Two awards are conferred annually upon individual(s), or institution(s), which have demonstrated outstanding and exemplary contributions to the advancement of medical, public health and human services throughout the world.
www.heinzawards.net /articleDetail.asp?articleID=152   (508 words)

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