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Anna Harriette Leonowens (born Ann Hariett Emma Edwards; [1] 5 November 1831 – 19 January 1915) was an Anglo-Indian or Indian -born British [2] travel writer, educator, and social activist.
Oct 4, 2021 · In 1862, Anna Leonowens was offered the post by Tan Kim Chang, the consul in Singapore, and decided to teach the children and wives of the King of Siam. While in the fictional works, it is depicted that Anna was hired as a governess by the King of Siam, she was actually merely an English teacher.
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Anna Harriette Leonowens was a British writer and governess employed by King Mongkut (Rama IV) of Siam for the instruction of his children, including his son and successor, Prince Chulalongkorn. Edwards spent her childhood in India.
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Anna Leonowens was a British travel writer, governess, educator and social activist. She was employed by King Mongkut of Siam, for teaching his children, which included his son Prince Chulalongkorn, who succeeded him.
Nov 3, 2020 · Anna Leonowens. Western Teacher in Siam / Thailand. Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr in costumes from The King and I, 1956. 20th Century Fox / Getty Images. By. Jone Johnson Lewis. Updated on November 03, 2020. Known for: adaptation of her stories into movies and plays including Anna and the King of Siam, The King and I.
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Jun 8, 2015 · Anna Leonowens, “Leonowens Portrait” by Robert Harris (1849-1919) As Susan Kepner, a specialist in Thai literature, reveals, the much-vilified-in-Thailand Leonowens made up a lot about both herself and her five years as the governess of the children of Siam’s King Mongkut.
Apr 1, 2008 · Anna Leonowens was an educator, author and lecturer who became famous as the British governess to the wives and children of King Mongkut (Rama IV) of Siam (now Thailand) in the 1860s.
