Mongkut
King Mongkut (Rama IV), (
October 18,
1804 - October 18,
1868) was a king of
Thailand 1851-
1868. He died from
malaria. Reportedly, he remarked to one of his
Christian missionary friends 'What you teach us to do is admirable, but what you teach us to believe is foolish'.
See also: Chakri dynasty, The King and I