Sreshthaputra family


The Sreshthaputra family, today also commonly spelled Sethabutra, is a Thai family tracing descent from Phra Prasoetwanit, a Chinese tax farmer during the reign of King Rama I. The surname was granted by King Vajiravudh in 1913 to two of his descendents, Phraya Noranetbanchakit and Nai Lert. Other notable family members include Phraya Bhirombhakdi and So Sethaputra, best known as the lexicographer who compiled one of the most popular English–Thai dictionaries. The ancestry is also shared by the Poshyachinda and Pranich families