Rafael Bernal
Rafael Bernal (28 June 1915 – 17 September 1972) was a Mexican diplomat and novelist, best known for his crime novels, particularly The Mongolian Conspiracy. Bernal wrote a book titled México en Filipinas: estudio de una transculturación about the introduction of Mexican culture to the Philippines. His brother was the anthropologist and archaeologist Ignacio Bernal.
Rafael Bernal
- Born
- 1915 · Mexico City.
- Died
- 1972 · Bern.
- Nationality
- Mexico
- Occupation
- diplomat · playwright · novelist · poet · writer · journalist
- Education
- University of Fribourg
- Honours
- Order of the Sun of Peru
- Languages
- Spanish
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Rafael Bernal appears in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as a diplomat, writer and dramaturge (28 June 1915 – 17 September 1972).
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Rafael Bernal was born on 28 June 1915; the birthplace is recorded as Mexiko by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and as Mexico (Mexique) by the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Rafael Bernal died on 17 September 1972; the place of death is Bern, Switzerland, according to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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Born at Mexico City in 1915, died in Bern in 1972.
Rafael Bernal studied at University of Fribourg. The recorded working language is Spanish. Distinctions recorded are Order of the Sun of Peru.
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