David K. Wyatt

David Kent Wyatt (September 21, 1937November 14, 2006) was an American historian and author who studied Thailand. He taught at Cornell University from 1969 to 2002, and also served as Chair of the Cornell University Department of History and as the president of the Association for Asian Studies in 1993. His book ''Thailand: A Short History'' has become a standard text on Thai history in the English language. Provided by Wikipedia