Ignacio Bernal, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ignacio Bernal

Mexican academic

Date of Birth: 13-Feb-1910

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 24-Jan-1992

Profession: archaeologist, anthropologist

Nationality: Mexico

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

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.