Amarabhinob Kitiyakara

31 July 1924 - 27 June 2005

Born at Chakrabongse House in Bangkok, Thailand on July 31, 1924, Amarabhinob Kitiyakara was the second son of Amorn Samanlaksana Kitiyakara and Javalit Obhas Rabibadhana. He attended St. Gabriel's Preparatory School in Bangkok and pre-med at Chulalongkorn University  before  enrolling in medical school at  the University of Medical Sciences in  Dhonburi, Thailand. After his graduation  in 1949 he continued his education in the United States, receiving a Ph.D. upon completion of a joint major in pathology and cell biology from the University of Wisconsin. He also did a post-doctoral  fellowship from 1951-1966.

In 1955, Amara married Janet Grimm of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Settling in Madison, they started a family and had three children (Kiti, Javalit and Amarit) before moving to New Iberia, Louisiana where their youngest child, Narunart, was born. They moved to New Orleans, Louisiana in 1971, where they remained until Amara's retirement. In September 2004, Amara and Janet returned to Thailand, where they spent the remaining months of his life.