Mahidol Adulyadej

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

Mahidol Adulyadej
มหิดลอดุลยเดช
Mahidol Adulyadej; มหิดลอดุลยเดช
Prince Father; Prince of Songkla
Born	1 January 1892; Grand Palace, Bangkok, Siam
Died	24 September 1929 (aged 37); Sa Pathum Palace, Pathum Wan, Bangkok, Siam
Burial	16 March 1930; Royal Crematorium, Sanam Luang, Bangkok, Siam
Spouse	Sangwan Talapat (m. 1920)
Issue	Galyani Vadhana, Princess of Naradhiwas; Ananda Mahidol (Rama VIII); Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX);
Full name
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
House	Mahidol (Chakri dynasty)
Father	Chulalongkorn (Rama V)
Mother	Savang Vadhana
Religion	Theravada Buddhism
Signature
Allegiance	Kingdom of Siam
Service/branch	Royal Siamese Army; Royal Siamese Navy;
Years of service	1908–1914
Rank	Senior Colonel; Captain; Admiral of the Fleet (posthumous);

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]

Early life[change | change source]

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

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]

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

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