Chalerm Prommas
Thai doctor and minister of public health
About Chalerm Prommas
Lived 1896 – 1975 (aged 78–79). Chalerm Prommas was a physician, civil servant and academic.
Chalerm Prommas (, ; 19 August 1896 – 26 May 1975), also known by his former noble title as Luang Chaloem Khamphirawet , was a Thai medical doctor. He was a pioneering figure at Thailand's two oldest medical schools, Siriraj and Chulalongkorn, and went on to serve as the country's Minister of Public Health. He was also known for his academic work, most importantly the discovery, with Svasti Daengsvang, of the life cycle of the Gnathostoma spinigerum parasite, which causes gnathostomiasis in humans.
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Who was Chalerm Prommas?
Thai doctor and minister of public health
When was Chalerm Prommas born?
Chalerm Prommas was born in 1896.
When did Chalerm Prommas die?
Chalerm Prommas died on 26 May 1975.
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Chalerm Prommas was a physician, civil servant and academic.
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