William Alfred Rae Wood (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.
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| - W. A. R. Wood (William Alfred Rae Wood, * 23. Januar 1878; † 21. Januar 1970 in Chiang Mai) war ein britischer Diplomat in Siam (heute: Thailand). (de)
- William Alfred Rae Wood (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. (en)
- William Alfred Rae Wood, conosciuto in Thailandia con l'acronimo W. A. R. (Blundellsands, 23 gennaio 1878 – Chiang Mai, 21 gennaio 1970), è stato un diplomatico e storico britannico. È ricordato principalmente per il suo saggio storico A History of Siam, nel quale narra gli eventi relativi al Siam, l'odierna Thailandia, dai primi insediamenti dei popoli tai in Indocina nel I secolo fino al regno di re Prajadhipok negli anni venti del XX secolo. Fu console generale del Regno Unito in Siam, dove visse 68 anni e dove morì nel 1970 (it)
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| - W. A. R. Wood (William Alfred Rae Wood, * 23. Januar 1878; † 21. Januar 1970 in Chiang Mai) war ein britischer Diplomat in Siam (heute: Thailand). (de)
- William Alfred Rae Wood (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. (en)
- William Alfred Rae Wood, conosciuto in Thailandia con l'acronimo W. A. R. (Blundellsands, 23 gennaio 1878 – Chiang Mai, 21 gennaio 1970), è stato un diplomatico e storico britannico. È ricordato principalmente per il suo saggio storico A History of Siam, nel quale narra gli eventi relativi al Siam, l'odierna Thailandia, dai primi insediamenti dei popoli tai in Indocina nel I secolo fino al regno di re Prajadhipok negli anni venti del XX secolo. Fu console generale del Regno Unito in Siam, dove visse 68 anni e dove morì nel 1970 (it)
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