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Juliane Koepcke
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mammalogist and only survivor of LANSA Flight 508
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Juliane Margaret Beate Koepcke is a German zoologist, biologist, librarian, and writer. Born in Lima, Peru, in 1954, she holds citizenship in Germany. She has worked at the Bavarian State Collection of Zoology in Munich and was educated at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and Kiel University. She speaks German and Spanish.
Her notable works include *Als ich vom Himmel fiel*, *Cuando Caí Del Cielo - La Increíble Historia de Supervivencia que se Convertirá en Película*, and *When I Fell From The Sky The True Story Of One Womans Miraculous Survival*. She is also known for her involvement with LANSA Flight 508. She is the daughter of Hans-Wilhelm Koepcke and Maria Koepcke.
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- Works
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Top works
- Als ich vom Himmel fiel
- Cuando Caí Del Cielo - La Increíble Historia de Supervivencia que se Convertirá en Película
- When I Fell From The Sky The True Story Of One Womans Miraculous Survival
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Film & TV
Lima, Perú
Juliane Margaret Koepcke is a German-Peruvian biologist, born in Peru to German expatriates, who was the only survivor of 92 passengers and crew in the 24 December 1971 crash of LANSA Flight 508 in the Peruvian rainforest. When the airliner broke up in mid-air, she survived after plummeting about 3 km (~10,000 feet) while still strapped to her seat, before crashing through the rain forest canopy…
Known for
- Aeschbacher — Self2001
- Wings of Hope — Self1999
- Nachtcafé — Self1987
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1954-10-10 ) 10 October 1954 (age 71) , Lima , Peru
- Occupation
- Mammalogist
- Spouse
- Erich Diller ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1989 )
- Relatives
- Hans-Wilhelm Koepcke (father) , Maria Koepcke (mother)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Beate
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Lima
- Father
- Hans-Wilhelm Koepcke
- Mother
- Maria Koepcke
- Occupation
- zoologist
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Image
- Ceremonia de condecoración a la doctora Juliane Koepcke - 46616983225 (cropped).jpg
- Work location
- Munich
- Significant event
- LANSA Flight 508
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- date of birth
- 1954-10-10
- birth name
- Juliane Margaret Beate Koepcke
- Commons category
- Juliane Koepcke
- married name
- Juliane Diller
- name in native language
- Juliane Koepcke
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Encyclopedic overview
Juliane Margaret Beate Koepcke (born 10 October 1954), is a German-Peruvian mammalogist who specialises in bats. She is the daughter of German zoologists Maria and Hans-Wilhelm Koepcke.
Koepcke is known for being the sole survivor of the 1971 LANSA Flight 508 crash. When the plane was struck by lightning, she fell 3,000 m (10,000 ft) while strapped to her seat and suffered numerous injuries including a concussion, broken collarbone, and a torn knee ligament. She survived 11 days alone in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest until she located a lumberjack camp.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Juliane Koepcke” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.