Ignacio Bernal
Ignacio Bernal (February 13, 1910 in
archaeologist
.
Bernal excavated much of
Third World Academy of Sciences
in 1983.
Biography
Bernal was the son of Rafael and Rafaela (Garcia Pimentel) Bernal. He married Sofia Verea on October 14, 1944 and had four children: Ignacio, Rafaela, Carlos, and Concepcion. He received his M.A. from the Escuela Nacional de Antropologia, Mexico in 1946 and his Ph.D. from the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico in 1949.[3] His younger brother was the novelist Rafael Bernal.
Books
Bernal's many publications include:[3]
- Ancient Mexico in Colour (1979)
- A History of Mexican Archaeology: the Vanished Civilizations of Middle America (1980). London, Thames and Hudson. ISBN 0-500-78008-0
- Mexico Before Cortez: Art, History, Legend (1963)
- The Mexican National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico (1968)
- The Olmec World. Berkeley, University of California Press. (1969)
and
- Paddock, J., & Bernal, I. (1966). Ancient Oaxaca; Discoveries in Mexican Archeology and History. Stanford, Calif, Stanford University Press.
Awards
- H.H.D., University of Americas[3]
- L.H.D. (Doctor of Humane Letters), University of California, Berkeley[3]
- LL.D. (Doctor of Laws), St. Mary's University[3]
- National Science Award, Mexico[3]
References
- ^ "Dainzú at INAH (in Spanish)". Archived from the original on 2008-12-04. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
- ^ "Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter B" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f "Contemporary Authors Online". Biography in Context. 2003. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
External links
- Bio details, Colegio Nacional (in Spanish)
- Bio details, Colegio Ignacio Bernal (in Spanish)
- Bio details, Minnesota State University