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James Harrison Wilson Thompson (March 21, 1906 – March 26, 1967 disappeared) was an American businessman who helped revitalise the Thai silk industry in the 1950s and 1960s. At the time of his disappearance he was one of the most famous Americans living in Asia. Time magazine claimed he "almost singlehanded(ly) saved Thailand's vital silk industry from extinction".[1]

Jim Thompson

Born

James Harrison Wilson Thompson

March 21, 1906

Greenville, Delaware, United States of America

DisappearedMarch 26, 1967 (aged 61)
Cameron Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia.StatusDeclared dead in absentia by a Thai court in 1974 (aged 67–68)CitizenshipAmericanAlma materPrinceton University
University of PennsylvaniaOccupationCo-founder of the Thai Silk Company LimitedKnown for

being a spy during the Second World War.

reviving the Thai silk industry in the 1950s/1960s.

being a major collector of Southeast Asian art.

constructing the Jim Thompson House in Bangkok, Thailand.

"mysteriously" disappearing from the Cameron Highlands without a trace.

Source : Wikipedia

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