David K. Wyatt
David K. Wyatt | |
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| Born | David Kent Wyatt September 21, 1937 Fitchburg, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | November 14, 2006 (aged 69) Ithaca, New York, U.S. |
| Spouse | Alene Wilson |
| Children | 3 |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Historian |
| Institutions | Cornell University |
| Main interests | History of Southeast Asia |
David Kent Wyatt (September 21, 1937 – November 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.