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Mar 01, 1909 Bern, canton of Bern, Switzerland Died on 09 Mar 2000 (aged 91)
Swiss writer (1909-2000)
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About René Gardi
- René Gardi (1 March 1909 - 9 March 2000) was a Swiss traveller and author.
- He wrote particularly on the handicrafts and architecture of West Africa. Gardi was born 1909 in Bern, Switzerland.
- After studying mathematics, physics, and zoology at Bern University, he became Sekundarlehrer at Brügg BE near Biel from 1931 to 1945, and then worked as independent author and traveler (Vortragsreisender).
- He documented his travels to Africa in several books and in two films: Mandara (1959) and Die letzte Karawane (The Last Caravan) (1967).He won many prizes for literature and in 1967 received an Honorary Doctorate at Bern University. Gardi died 2000 in Bern.
