Čhit Phūmisak.

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Thai author, historian, and poet. In 1953 he was hired by the U.S. embassy to assist linguist William J. Gedney in translating "The Communist Manifesto" into Thai. Branded a Communist, Čhit Phūmisak was arrested in 1957; after six years he was declared innocent and set free.

From the description of Čhit Phūmisak correspondence, 1947-1958. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 503062893

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Birth 1930

Death 1966

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