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Thailand Historian Michael Wright Passes Away


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Michael Wright, also known by his Thai name Mek Maneewaja, passed away on Wednesday, 8 January, An Englishman, Michael was a life member of the Siam Society and served as the Honorary Librarian on the Council.

Over the years he was a steady visitor to the Society library, an important source for his constant thirst for knowledge. A self-educated man, his knowledge of the Thai language, culture and history was widely respected by those who knew him. In recent years he penned a column in Thai in Matichon Weekly expounding in both serious and light-hearted veins about Thai history, culture and the social scene.

Funeral rites will be held at Wat Samiannaree, (Vibhavadi Rangsit Road) Sala 3 from 8 - 12 January 2009 at 7.00 p.m.

The cremation will be performed on Tuesday 13 Jan. at 3.00 p.m.

Source: The Nation 8 Jan 09

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