Prince Prem Purachatra (; ; 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 Purachatra Jayakara, Prince of Kamphaengphet (; ; 23 January 1881 – 14 September 1936) was a Prince of Siam and a member of the Siamese Royal Family (later Thailand). He founded the House of Chatrajaya (), his descendants still use this royal ...

and grandson of King

Chulalongkorn Chulalongkorn (20 September 1853 – 23 October 1910), posthumously honoured as King Chulalongkorn the Great, was the fifth king of Siam from the Chakri dynasty, titled Rama V. Chulalongkorn's reign from 1868 until his death in 1910 was cha ...

(Rama V). He served as president of the

Siam Society The Siam Society Under Royal Patronage () was established in 1904 with a mission to promote knowledge of the culture, history, arts, and natural sciences of Thailand as well as those of neighbouring countries. The premises of the Society in Bangko ...

, was a fellow of the Royal Institute, headed the Department of Modern Languages at

Chulalongkorn University Chulalongkorn University (CU; ; , ) is a public university, public Autonomous university, autonomous research university in Bangkok, Thailand. The university was originally founded during King Chulalongkorn's reign as a school for training ro ...

(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 Ngarmchit Purachatra na Ayudhya (7 June 1915 – 18 October 1983), née Ngarmchit Sarasas, also known after her husband as Princess Prem Purachatra, was a Thai princess by marriage and an advocate for charity and for women. Life Her birth nam ...

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Thai male Phra Ong Chao Thai writers Thai diplomats Chatrajaya family Academic staff of Chulalongkorn University Fellows of the Royal Society of Thailand Ambassadors of Thailand to India, Afghanistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka 1915 births 1981 deaths Thai male Mom Chao 20th-century Chakri dynasty {{Thailand-royal-stub