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Wongsa Dhiraj Snid (Thai: พระเจ้าบรมวงศ์เธอ กรมหลวงวงศาธิราชสนิท; 9 July 1808 – 14 August 1871) was a Thai physician and diplomat, as well as a member of the reigning Chakri dynasty.
Diplomático, científico y poeta Favorable al desarrollo de las ciencias, el príncipe Wongsa Dhiraj Snid fue el primer médico tailandés que introdujo la quinina, remedio occidental empleado en el tratamiento del paludismo y lo aplicó con éxito en pacientes tailande- ses.
His Royal Highness Prince Wongsa Dhiraj Snid (1808-1871) of Siam (present-day Thailand) is remembered in his native land both as a skilled physician who bridged traditional Thai medicine and modern science, and as a diplomat who deftly led negotiations with numerous foreign powers during a time of expansionist pressure from European states ...
Apart from those official noble duties, Prince Wongsa Dhiraj Snid is recognized as the first Thai physician to use quinine to treat malaria, which he learned about as a young man from foreign religious missionaries.
While most of valuable texts and official records were destroyed during the fall of Ayutthaya, King Narai‟s Medical Treatise survived the destruction. A copy of this significant treatise was kept by Krom Luang Wongsa, the Chief Physician at the Royal Court during the reign of King Rama III and IV.
Apart from those official noble duties, Prince Wongsa Dhiraj Snid is recognized as the first Thai physician to use quinine to treat malaria, which he learned about as a young man from foreign religious missionaries.
Having seen promising events such as surgery and small pox vaccination, Krom Luang Wongsa Dhiraj Snid, the imperial physician of King Rama III (1842-1851) also paid attention to Dr. Bradley’s...
