Martin Bernal, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Martin Bernal

British academic

Date of Birth: 10-Mar-1937

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 09-Jun-2013

Profession: historian, university teacher, classical scholar

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Martin Gardiner Bernal (; 10 March 1937 – 9 June 2013) was a British scholar of modern Chinese political history.
He was a Professor of Government and Near Eastern Studies at Cornell University.
He is best known for his work Black Athena, a controversial work which attempts to prove that Ancient Greek civilisation and language are Egyptian in origin.