Bunsom Martin

{{onesource|date=October 2025}} {{Short description|Doctor and university professor}} {{Infobox person | name = Bunsom Martin | native_name = บุญสม มาร์ติน | native_name_lang = th | image = Bunsom Martin.png | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|1922|09|19|df=yes}} | birth_place = Lampang, Thailand | death_date = {{Death date and age|2008|06|09|1922|09|19|df=yes}} | death_place = Bangkok, Thailand | other_names = | occupation = Physician | years_active = | spouse = Angsana Martin | known_for = Pioneering physical education in Thailand | office = {{ubl| Minister of Education|Minister of Public Health|Chiang Mai University President}} | notable_works = }}

'''Bunsom Martin''' ({{langx|th|บุญสม มาร์ติน}}, {{IPA|th|būn.sǒm|pron}}, 19 September 1922 – 9 June 2008) was a Thai medical doctor and university professor who pioneered the establishment of physical education in Thailand. He served as Minister of Education, Minister of Public Health, and President of Chiang Mai University.

He also served as a member of the World Scout Committee and in 1990 was awarded the 209th ''Bronze Wolf'', the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting.<ref name="wolfie">{{Cite web | url = https://www.scout.org/BronzeWolfAward/List | title = List of recipients of the Bronze Wolf Award | publisher = WOSM | website = scout.org | access-date = 2019-05-01 | archive-date = 2020-11-29 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201129053624/https://www.scout.org/BronzeWolfAward/List | url-status = dead }}</ref>

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