Raphael Girard
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Raphael Girard | |
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 Raphael Girard in 1967 | |
| Born | October 30 1898 |
| Died | December 25 1982 |
| Citizenship | Guatemala |
| Occupation | Ethnographer |
| Partner | Rebeca Carrión Cachot |
| Parent(s) | Joseph Girard and Melanie Besse de Girard |
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| Academic background | |
| Education | Geneva University[3] |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Archaeologist, ethnology |
| Sub-discipline | Archaeologist of Mesoamerica tribes |
Raphael Girard (October 30, 1898, in Martigny, Switzerland – December 25, 1982, in Guatemala City) was an Maya ethnographer who specializes at Mesoamerican tribes culture and traditions. He and his wife, Rebeca Carrión Cachot moved to Guatemala city in 1955[4] so to research what subsequently became the book "Esotericism of the Popol Vuh".[5]
Raphael Girard was born in Martigny, Switzerland. His parents were Joseph Girard, a public worker businessman, and Melanie Besse de Girard, an elementary school teacher, however she died was he was 14. Since Raphael Girard was a child he showed intellectual skills. In 1915 he published many book like Le Centenaire Valaisan, Sur le Trim.[4]
