Jim Thompson (designer)
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Not to be confused with James Thompson (designer).
James Harrison Wilson Thompson (March 21, 1906 – disappeared March 26, 1967; declared dead 1974) was an American businessman who helped revitalize 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]
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Born | James Harrison Wilson Thompson March 21, 1906 Greenville, Delaware, United States of America |
Disappeared | March 26, 1967 (aged 61) Cameron Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia. |
Status | Declared dead in absentia by a Thai court in 1974(1974-00-00) (aged 67–68) |
Citizenship | American |
Alma mater | Princeton University University of Pennsylvania |
Occupation | Co-founder of the Thai Silk Company Limited |
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