W. A. R. Wood

William Alfred Rae Wood CMG CIE (23 January 1878 – 21 January 1970) was a British diplomat who lived most of his life in Thailand. He began working as an interpreter at the British Legation in Bangkok in 1896, and became the British Consul-General in Chiang Mai in 1921. He retired from office in 1931, and later took up teaching English in Chiang Mai, where he permanently settled down. He was a well known figure in the expatriate British community, and wrote several books, including Consul in Paradise (1965), a memoir covering his life in Thailand, and A History of Siam (1926), which was regarded as a standard work of the time.[1][2][3]

Works

  • A history of Siam. T. Fisher Unwin. 1926.
  • Consul in paradise: sixty-nine years in Siam. London: Souvenir Press. 1965.

References

  1. ^ Pritchard, Neil (January 1970). "Obituary: W.A.R. Wood" (PDF). Journal of the Siam Society. 58 (1): 278–279. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  2. ^ Erlanger, Steven (27 January 1990). "Chiang Mai Journal; Verdant Land Where Victoria Stares and Stares". New York Times. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Seventy years of life in Thailand". The Straits Times. 10 January 1966. p. 13. Retrieved 2 September 2023 – via NewspaperSG.


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