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Phraya Anuman Rajadhon
Thai anthropologist
Phraya Anuman Rajadhon | |
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| Born | Yong Sathirakoses ()December 14, Bangkok, Siam |
| Died | July 12, () (aged80) Bangkok, Siam |
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| Pen name | Sathirakoses (เสฐียรโกเศศ) |
| Subject | Thai folklore studies |
| Notable works | Literary translation of The Pilgrim Kamanita |
Phraya Anuman Rajadhon (Thai: พระยาอนุมานราชธน; RTGS:Phraya Anuman Ratchathon, also spelled Phaya Anuman Rajadhon or Phrayā Anuman Rajadhon; December 14, – July 12, ), was one of modern Thailand's most remarkable scholars.
He was a self-trained linguist, anthropologist and ethnographer who became an authority on the culture of Thailand. His name was Yong Sathirakoses (Thai: ยง เสฐียรโกเศศ, RTGS:Sathiankoset); Phraya Anuman Rajadhon was his noble title.
He also took his family name, Sathirakoses, as a pen name by which he is well known.
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