Nidhi Eoseewong ( th, นิธิ เอียวศรีวงศ์, , ; also rendered ''Nithi Aeusrivongse'', ''Nithi ‘Īaosīwong'', and ''Nithi ʻĪeosīwong''; born May 8, 1940) is a prominent Thai historian, writer, and political commentator.

Biography

Nidhi Eoseewong was born on 8 May 1940, to an ethnic Chinese family in Chiang Mai, Thailand. He studied at

Assumption College Sriracha Assumption College Sriracha (ACS) is a private, Catholic-run school on the Eastern Seaboard of Thailand, in Si Racha District, Chonburi Province. The campus covers , and has play spaces, football pitches, a swimming pool, and a sports stadium. ...

Chonburi Province Chonburi (, , ) is a province of Thailand (''changwat'') located in eastern Thailand. Its capital is also named Chonburi. Neighbouring provinces are (clockwise from north) Chachoengsao, Chanthaburi, and Rayong, while the Bay of Bangkok is to ...

, and went on to earn bachelor's and master's degrees in history from

Chulalongkorn University Chulalongkorn University (CU, th, จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย, ), nicknamed Chula ( th, จุฬาฯ), is a public and autonomous research university in Bangkok, Thailand. The university was originally fo ...

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated populati ...

. Upon graduation, he accepted a position teaching history at

Chiang Mai University Chiang Mai University ( CMU; th, มหาวิทยาลัยเชียงใหม่) is a public research university in northern Thailand founded in 1964. It has a strong emphasis on engineering, science, agriculture, and medicine. It ...

, where he would go on to spend the majority of his professional career. He took temporary leave to continue his studies, completing a PhD from the

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

in 1976. He retired in 2000, but has remained active in the academic community. He is an important contributor to the website Midnight University, and continues to publish and make appearances regularly.ประวัตินักเขียน ชื่อ : นิธิ เอียวศรีวงศ์
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Awards

Honors include the Outstanding Research Award from the

National Research Council of Thailand National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, c ...

, the

Siburapha Award {{unreferenced, date=September 2017 The Sriburapha Award is a Thai award, established in 1988 in honor of Kulap Saipradit, whose pen name was Sriburapha ( th, ศรีบูรพา). The award recognizes excellence in journalism, writing, and/or ...

, and the

Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize The is an award established by the city of Fukuoka and the Fukuoka City International Foundation (formerly The Yokatopia Foundation) to honor the outstanding work of individuals or organizations in preserving or creating Asian culture. There are ...

Works

* ''Fiction as History: A Study of Pre-war Indonesian Novels and Novelists 1920–1942'' (Published by University Microfilms International, 1976) * uill and sail: On the study of history and literature in the early Bangkok era(1984) * ''Kanmueang Thai Samai Phra Narai'' hai politics in the reign of King Narai(1984) * hai politics in the reign of King Taksin(1993) * ''Krung Taek, Phra Chao Tak lae Prawatisat Thai: Wa Duai Prawatisat lae Prawatisatniphon'' he fall of the capital, King Taksin, and Thai history: On history and historiography(2002). * ''Morng sathannakarn phaktai phan wæn 'kabot chaona'', ''Sinlapa Watthanatham'' 25, no.8 (June 2004): 110–124; translated by the Regional Studies Program, Walailak University (March 2005) a
"Understanding the Situation in the South as a 'Millenarian Revolt'"

References

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