George B. McFarland
George Bradley McFarland(1866–1942), also known by the Thai noble titlePhra Ach Vidyagama(Thai:พระอาจวิทยาคม,RTGS:Phra Atwitthayakhom), was a Siam-born American physician who was instrumental in establishing modernmedical education in Thailand.A son of Presbyterian missionarySamuel G. McFarland,he was born and grew up in Siam (asThailandwas then known) and studied medicine and dentistry in the United States, before returning to head the newly established Royal Medical College atSiriraj Hospital(now theFaculty of Medicine Siriraj HospitalatMahidol University), where he taught for 35 years before retiring. He wrote the first Thai medical textbooks, compiled a Thai–English dictionary, and popularized the use ofThai-language typewriters.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^สุธาสินา เชาวน์เลิศเสรี (November 29, 2019)."George McFarland ชายผู้เป็นอิฐก้อนแรกของศิริราช และทำให้เกิดคณะแพทย์ฯ ศิริราชพยาบาล: The McFarlands in Thailand".The Cloud(in Thai).RetrievedJune 3,2021.
- ^"หมอแมคฟาร์แลนด์" อิฐก้อนแรกของศิริราช "".Silpa Wattanatham(in Thai). August 2, 2020.RetrievedJune 3,2021.
Further reading
[edit]- McFarland, Bertha Blount; McCracken, George Englert (1958).McFarland of Siam: The Life of George Bradley McFarland, M.D., D.D.S, Afterwards Phra Ach Vidyagama.New York: Vantage Press.
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