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Encyclopedia > Puey Ungpakorn

Dr. Puey Ungpakorn (Thai: ป๋วย อึ๊งภากรณ์, born March 9, 1916) is one of Thailand's most distinguished economists. He was Governor of (Central) Bank of Thailand and also a rector of Thammasat University in Bangkok. March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (69th in Leap years). ... 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... The Bank of Thailand (ธนาคารแห่งประเทศไทย) is the central bank of the Thailand. ... The word rector (ruler, from the Latin regere) has a number of different meanings. ... มหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์ , Thailands prestigious university. ... Bangkok from the Chao Phraya River at sunset, July 2004 The Modern Bangkok Skyline. ...


See also

Jon Ungpakorn (Thai จอน อึ๊งภากรณ์, born September 19, 1947) is a Thai NGO executive and member of the Senate. ... Giles (Ji) Ungpakorn (Thai: ใจ อึ๊งภากรณ์) is a university lecturer at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand. ...

External links

  • Biography at the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation

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1965 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for Government Service - Puey Ungphakorn (5287 words)
PUEY UNGPHAKORN was born in the family home in Talad Noi—the heart of the business section—of Bangkok, Thailand, on March 9, 1916, the fourth child in a family of five sons and two daughters.
PUEY studied diligently at the elementary and secondary schools (French Section) of the Catholic Mission's Assumption College in the Bangrak district of Bangkok.
PUEY added that it is not in conformity with the moral code for the poor to demand that the rich share their wealth while the poor do not work.
Thammasat University - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1592 words)
Under the leadership of Dr. Puey Ungpakorn, a former Bank of Thailand governor who took charge concurrently as the dean of the faculty, there were many significant developments within the Economics faculty.
Through his personal connections, Dr. Puey had secured funding from Rockefeller Foundation, which provided resources and brought faculty members from a number of American universities.
Puey Ungpakorn, former Governor of the Bank of Thailand and Dean of the Faculty of Economics
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