Shaw Loo
Shaw Loo ( my, ရှောလူး; 1 January 1839 – 10 October 1929) was the first Western-trained Burmese physician. He was the first Burmese student to study in the United States. He was the first Burmese to receive a Western medical degree, and Bucknell University awarded him an M.A. degree, making him the first Burmese to receive a post-graduate master's degree. Shaw Loo is regarded as the "father of modern medicine" in Myanmar. Early life Shaw Loo was born on 1 January 1839 to an ethnic Mon people, Mon family, in Mawlamyine, Moulmein then under British rule in Burma, British rule. He was the eldest son of Shwe Thet and Pwa Hla. His mother, Pwa Hla, was a great-granddaughter of Barai-Vati, Duke of Myawaddy, and a younger brother of King Binnya Dala. His father Shwe Thet taught Burmese to British officers. After his parents divorced in 1854, his relatives had to care for Shwe Loo for the next few years. Career In 1857, when he was 17, Shaw Loo left for Calcutta for univ ...
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Pyatho
Pyatho ( my, ပြာသို) is the tenth month of the traditional Burmese calendar. Festivals and observances *Karen New Year (first day of Pyatho) *Royal equestrianism, equestrian festivals () *Pagoda festivals **Ananda Pagoda Festival, Bagan Pyatho symbols *Flower: ''Clematis smilacifolia'' References See also

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