Jim Thompson (designer)
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| Born |
James Harrison Wilson Thompson 21 March 1906 Greenville, Delaware, United States of America |
| Disappeared | 26 March 1967 (aged 61) Cameron Highlands, Pahang, West Malaysia. |
| Status | Declared dead in absentia by a Thai court in 1974 |
| Citizenship | American |
| Alma mater |
Princeton University University of Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | Co-founder of the Thai Silk Company Limited |
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| Spouse(s) | Patricia Maury Thraves (1943-1946; divorced) |
| Parent(s) | Henry Burling Thompson (father) Mary Wilson Thompson (mother) |
James Harrison Wilson "Jim" Thompson, (born 21 March 1906 — disappeared 26 March 1967) was an American businessman who helped revitalise 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". His disappearance from the Cameron Highlands generated one of the largest land searches in Southeast Asian history, and is one of the most famous mysteries in the region.
Jim Thompson was born in Greenville, Delaware, USA. He was the youngest of five children of Henry and Mary Thompson. His father was a wealthy textile manufacturer; his mother was the daughter of James Harrison Wilson (1837–1925), a noted Union general during the American Civil War.
Thompson spent his early years of education at St. Paul's boarding school. He graduated from Princeton University in 1928. Post-graduate studies followed at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Architecture, but he did not complete his degree at this institution due to his weakness in calculus.
From 1931 to 1940, he practised in New York City with Holden, McLaughlin & Associates, designing homes for the East Coast rich and a band shell in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. His blueprints were reviewed and signed off by certified architects.
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