Chulabhorn
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| Princess Srisavangavadhana | |
 Princess Chulabhorn in 2010 | |
| Born | 4 July 1957 Amphorn Sathan Residential Hall Dusit Palace, Bangkok, Thailand |
| Spouse | Virayudh Tishyasarin
(m. 1982; div. 1996) |
| Issue | Princess Siribhachudabhorn Princess Aditayadornkitikhun |
| House | Mahidol (Chakri Dynasty) |
| Father | Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) |
| Mother | Sirikit Kitiyakara |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
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Princess Chulabhorn, the Princess Srisavangavadhana (Thai: จุฬาภรณ; Thai pronunciation: [tɕù.lāː.pʰɔ̄ːn]; RTGS: Chulaphon; born 4 July 1957, Bangkok) is a princess of Thailand, the youngest daughter of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit, and the younger sister of King Vajiralongkorn. She is officially styled Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn, which corresponds to her full Thai title Somdet Phrachao Nong Nang Thoe Chaofa Chulabhorn Walailak Agrarajakumari (Thai: สมเด็จพระเจ้าน้องนางเธอ เจ้าฟ้าจุฬาภรณวลัยลักษณ์ อัครราชกุมารี).[1]
Education[]
Princess Chulabhorn studied chemistry and graduated in 1979 from the Faculty of Science at Kasetsart University, with a Bachelor of Science, First Class Honours. She continued to study Science at Mahidol University, where she received her Doctorate in 1985.
She is heavily involved in the promotion of scientific research, and regularly gives awards and prizes. She held the position of a guest lecturer in chemistry at the Mahidol University. She also serves as president of the Chulabhorn Research Institute. She was awarded the UNESCO Einstein Medal[2] for her efforts in promoting scientific collaboration in 1986 and was the first Asian to be invited to join the Royal Society of Chemistry in the United Kingdom as an Honorary Fellow.[3]
Marriage and issue[]
In 1981, Chulabhorn married Royal Thai Air Force officer Group Captain (Thai: วีระยุทธ ดิษยะศริน; RTGS: Wirayut Dityasarin), a commoner, an Air Vice Marshal. According to royal custom, she would have lost her title upon marrying a man of lower rank. However, her father granted her special permission to keep the title Chao Fa even after her marriage.
From this marriage, which eventually ended in divorce, she has two daughters:
- Princess Siribhachudabhorn (born 8 October 1982)
- Princess Aditayadornkitikhun (born 5 May 1984)
Honours and awards[]
| Styles of Princess Chulabhorn Walailak of Thailand | |
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| Reference style | Her Royal Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Royal Highness |
Honorary degrees[]
| Year | Field | Academy |
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| 1984 | Social Work | Thammasat University |
| 1987 | Chemistry | Khon Kaen University |
| 1998 | Chemistry | Suranaree University of Technology |
| 1999 | Science | University of Wollongong |
| 2000 | Health Science | Thammasat University |
| 2001 | Music Education | Kasetsart University |
| 2003 | Chemistry | Thaksin University |
| 2005 | Biological Science | Kasetsart University |
| 2005 | Biomedical Science | Prince of Songkla University |
| 2005 | Medical Science | Walailak University |
| 2005 | Chemistry | Burapha University |
| 2005 | Applied Chemistry | King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang |
| 2005 | Chemistry | King Mongkut's Institute of Technology North Bangkok |
| 2005 | Environmental Biology | Suranaree University of Technology |
| 2005 | Biotechnology | Mae Fah Luang University |
| 2006 | Biochemistry | Khon Kaen University |
| 2006 | Biotechnology | Silpakorn University |
Military rank[]
Volunteer Defense Corps of Thailand rank[]
Academic rank[]
- Professor of Navaminda Kasatriyadhiraj Royal Thai Air Force Academy (27 June 1986 – 1 October 1986)[6][7]
- Professor in Organic Chemistry of Mahidol University[8]
Awards[]
| Year | Award | Awarder |
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| 1986 | Einstein Medal | UNESCO |
| 2002 | EMS-Hollaender International Fellow Award | Environment Mutagen Society |
| 2006 | Special Recognition Award | Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety |
| 2006 | Nagoya Medal Special Award | Nagoya Medal Organizing Committee |
| 2009 | Adolf Windaus Medal | University of Göttingen, Germany |
Honours[]
Dame of The Most Illustrious Order of the Royal House of Chakri
Dame of The Ancient and Auspicious of Order of the Nine Gems
Dame Grand Cross (First Class) of The Most Illustrious Order of Chula Chom Klao
Dame Grand Cordon (Special Class) of The Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant
Dame Grand Cordon (Special Class) of The Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand
Dame Grand Cross (First Class) of The Most Admirable Order of the Direkgunabhorn
The Order of Symbolic Propitiousness Ramkeerati (Special Class) – Boy Scout Citation Medal
King Rama IX Royal Cypher Medal (First Class)
King Rama X Royal Cypher Medal (First Class)
Freeman Safeguarding Medal (First Class)
Chakrabarti Mala Medal
The Boy Scout Citation Medal (First Class)
Red Cross Medal of Appreciation (First Class)
Commemorative Medal on the Occasion of the Coronation of H.M. King Rama X
Foreign honours[]
Japan: Paulownia Dame Grand Cordon of the Order of the Precious Crown
Nepalese Royal Family: Member Grand Cross of the Most Glorious Order of Ojaswi Rajanya
Netherlands: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau[9]
Peru: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit for Distinguished Services
Spain: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic[10]
Sweden: Member Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Seraphim
United Kingdom: Honorary Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order[11]
Institutions associated with the Princess[]
There are many things and places named after Princess Chulabhorn to commemorate her.
- Chulabhorn District of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
- Chulabhorn Dam on the in Khon San, Chaiyaphum Province
- Academic and institute
- Chulabhorn Research Institute in Bangkok
- Walailak University in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
- Princess Chulabhorn's College group of schools
- HRH Princess Chulabhorn College of Medical Science
- Chulabhorn Graduate Institute
- Flora and fauna
- Fish Amblypharyngodon chulabhornae Vidthayanon & Kottelat, 1990
- Freshwater crab (Naiyanetr, 1993)
- Orchid Phalaenopsis 'Princess Chulabhorn' = Phalaenopsis 'Rose Miva' x Phalaenopsis 'Kandy Queen' breeding by Botanical Garden of Peradeniya, Kandy in Sri Lanka.
Ancestry[]
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References[]
- ^ Finestone, Jeffrey. The Royal Family of Thailand: The Descendants of King Chulalongkorn. Bangkok : Phitsanulok Publishing, 1989, p. 273
- ^ "Chulabhorn Research Institute". Cri.or.th. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ^ "Membership and professional community". Rsc.org. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ^ http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2542/B/015/54.PDF
- ^ http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2535/D/055/1.PDF
- ^ http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2529/D/122/1.PDF
- ^ http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2529/D/216/1.PDF
- ^ http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2535/D/074/1.PDF
- ^ Alamy
- ^ "Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ^ "Photographic image" (JPG). Cdn.c.photoshelter.com. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
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