page_title: Phra Bisal Sukhumvit
section_title: Education
hierarchical_section_title: Phra Bisal Sukhumvit / Education
caption_attribution_description: English: Yearbook entry for Prasop Sukhum at Phillips Exeter Academy, 1919
context_page_description: Phra Bisal Sukhumvit, born Prasob Sukhum was the fifth chief of the Department of Highways in Thailand. Sukhumvit Road, one of Thailand's major highways, is named after him.
context_section_description: He was the son of Chao Phraya Yommaraj (Pun Sukhum), regent to King Rama VIII and Minister of the Interior from 1922 - 1926.
  Prasop studied in the United States at Phillips Exeter Academy (class of 1919) and MIT (class of 1923), graduating from Course I  with his dissertation titled "A study of traffic at Governor Square, Boston, with suggestions for its regulation". He was the first Thai person to graduate from MIT. While in college, he formed a musical duo with Phisit Arthacinta called the 'Siamese Twins', which according to a review in Brooklyn Life consisted of "some of the more famous Siamese songs, together with interpretations of American ragtime". He was a founder of the American University Alumni Association and was later the chairman of the organization for 39 years.
caption: Prasop Sukhum's yearbook entry at Phillips Exeter Academy
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