Charnvit Kasetsiri

Who is Charnvit Kasetsiri?

Charnvit Kasetsiri; born May 6, 1941, is a Thai historian. He studied diplomacy and history at the Thammasat University, Bangkok from 1960–1963 and graduated with Honours and the King Bhumibol Prize with a B.A. in Diplomacy. He then pursued a Master’s degree at the Occidental College, Los Angeles, California, USA. Charnvit Kasetsiri obtained his Ph.D. in Southeast Asian History from Cornell University in 1972, under the supervision of O. W. Wolters and David K. Wyatt. He held a Rockefeller Scholarship in 1965-1970 during his studies in the United States.

Charnvit has had a productive academic career and was the Rector of Thammasat University prior to his retirement. He began his academic service with the university as a Lecturer in the History Department in 1973. He was appointed Head of Department in 1981-83. Subsequently, he was also appointed as the Deputy Director of Thai Khadi Institute, Thammasat University and the Vice-President of Thammasat University. He continued lecturing in the History Department following his appointment as Dean of the Faculty of Liberal Arts, Thammasat University. He continues to teach at the History Department after retirement in 2001.