W. A. R. Wood
William Alfred Rae Wood was a British diplomat who lived most of his life in Thailand. He began working as an interpreter at the British Legation in Bangkok in 1896, and became the British Consul-General in Chiang Mai in 1921. He retired from office in 1931, and later took up teaching English in Chiang Mai, where he permanently settled down. He was a well known figure in the expatriate British community, and wrote several books, including Consul in Paradise, a memoir covering his life in Thailand, and A History of Siam, which was regarded as a standard work of the time.Works
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