Jim Thompson (designer)

Jim Thompson (James H. W. Thompson, born March 21, 1906 in Greenville, Delaware) was an American businessman who helped revitalize Thailand's silk and textile industry in the 1950s and 1960s. He was educated at St. Paul's School and Princeton University. Originally an architect, he volunteered for the Army for service in World War II. After serving in Europe, he was posted to Bangkok, Thailand, as a United States military intelligence officer attached to the Office of Strategic Services (precursor to the CIA). After leaving the service in 1946, he returned to Bangkok to live permanently.

External links

• Jim Thompson House
• Jim Thompson disappearance in brief