• the Siamese method (example pictured) is a simple method for creating magic squares, which was brought to France in 1688 following Simon de la Loubère's embassy to Siam?
• British Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) John Gordon Drummond Campbell had been an educational adviser to King Chulalongkorn of Siam?
• Norman Bethune Sanson climbed Canadian mountains with King George VI of the United Kingdom and King Prajadhipok of Siam?

Facts on topics related to Siam

History of Thailand

• Thai history scholar Benjamin Batson took up his field while posted in Bangkok as a university maths lecturer?