Chulabhorn
| Chulabhorn Walailak | |
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| Princess of Thailand | |
 Princess Chulabhorn Walailak in 2010 | |
| Born | 4 July 1957 Bangkok, Thailand |
| Spouse |
Virayudh Tishyasarin
(m. 1982; div. 1996) |
| Issue | Princess Siribhachudhabhorn Princess Adityadhornkitikhun |
| House | House of Mahidol Chakri Dynasty |
| Father | King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) |
| Mother | Queen Sirikit |
| Religion | Buddhism |
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Princess Chulabhorn Walailak (Template:Lang-th; Thai pronunciation: [tɕù.lāː.pʰɔːn.wá.lāj.lák]; RTGS: Chulaphon Walailak; born 4 July 1957, Bangkok) or Chulabhorn Mahidol is a princess of Thailand, the youngest daughter of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit. As royal princess, she is styled Her Royal Highness.
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[1] 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.[2]
Marriage and family
She married Royal Thai Air Force Air Vice Marshal Virayudh Tishyasarin (Template:Lang-th; RTGS: Wirayut Dityasarin), a commoner, in 1981. According to royal custom, she would lose her title when marrying a man of lesser position. However, she was granted a special permission by her father to keep her rank of Chao Fa. From this marriage, which eventually ended in divorce, she has two daughters:
Honorary degrees
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 |
Institutions associated with the Princess
| Styles of Princess Chulabhorn Walailak of Thailand | |
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| Reference style | Her Royal Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Royal Highness |
| Alternative style | Ma'am |
There are many things and places named after HRH Princess Chulabhorn to commemorate her.
- Amphoe Chulabhorn of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
- Chulabhorn Dam on the Nam Phrom River in Khon San, Chaiyaphum Province
- Academic and institute
- Chulabhorn Research Institute in Bangkok
- Walailak University in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
- Princess Chulabhorn's College (Science High School) 12 high schools in every part of Thailand:
- Princess Chulabhorn's College, Trang, Mueang Trang, Trang Province
- Princess Chulabhorn's College, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Mueang Nakhon Si Thammarat, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
- Princess Chulabhorn's College, Satun, La-ngu, Satun Province
- Princess Chulabhorn's College, Chiang Rai, Mueang Chiang Rai, Chiang Rai Province
- Flora and fauna
- Fish Amblypharyngodon chulabhornae Vidthayanon & Kottelat, 1990
- Freshwater crab Thaipotamon chulabhorn (Naiyanetr, 1993)
- Orchid Phalaenopsis 'Princess Chulabhorn' = Phalaenopsis 'Rose Miva' x Phalaenopsis 'Kandy Queen' breeding by Botanical Garden of Peradeniya, Kandy in Sri Lanka.
Honours
The Most Illustrious Order of the Royal House of Chakri
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)
Freeman Safeguarding Medal (First Class)
Chakrabarti Mala Medal
The Boy Scout Citation Medal (First Class)
Red Cross Medal of Appreciation (First Class)
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Foreign Honours
Japan: Paulownia Dame Grand Cordon of the Order of the Precious Crown
Nepalese Royal Family: Member Grand Cross of the Order of Ojaswi Rajanya
Netherlands: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown[3]
Peru: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit for Distinguished Services
Spain: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic[4]
Sweden: Member Grand Cross of the Order of the Seraphim
United Kingdom: Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order[5]
Ancestry
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See also
References
- ^ Chulabhorn Research Institute
- ^ http://www.rsc.org/Membership/AboutRscMembership/HonFRSC/index.asp
- ^ http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/f88/dutch-state-visit-to-thailand-january-19-23-2004-a-1665-3.html
- ^ Boletín Oficial del Estado
- ^ http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000wj7SRIJeL9M/s/750/750/Thai-Banquet-1.jpg
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