Bernal, Ignacio, 1910-1992
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Name (Hebrew)
ברנאל, איגנסיו, 1910-1992
Name (Latin)
Bernal, Ignacio, 1910-1992
Other forms of name
Bernal y Garcia Pimentel, Ignacio
Pimentel, Ignacio Bernal y Garcia
Garcia Pimentel, Ignacio Bernal y
פימנטל, איגנסיו ברנאל אי גרסיה
גרסיה פימנטל, איגנסיו ברנאל
Date of birth
1910-02-13
Date of death
1992-01-24
Associated country
Mexico
Field of activity
Anthropological museums and collections
Archaeology
Occupation
Anthropologists
Archaeologists
Museum curators
Associated Language
spa
Gender
male
Sources of Information
- LCN ; note: 1910-1992
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Wikipedia description:
Ignacio Bernal (February 13, 1910 in Paris - January 24, 1992 in Mexico City) was an eminent Mexican anthropologist and archaeologist. Bernal excavated much of Monte Albán, originally starting as a student of Alfonso Caso, and later led major archeological projects at Teotihuacan. In 1965 he excavated Dainzú. He was the director of Mexico's National Museum of Anthropology 1962-68 and again 1970–77. In 1965, he was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Bernal was awarded the Premio Nacional in 1969. He was a founding member of the Third World Academy of Sciences in 1983.
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